PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:22
A.M. ON 19 JULY 2023 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF COAST
OF CENTRAL AMERICA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 12.8N,
88.1W, ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:31 HKT ON 19.07.2023