PRESS WEATHER NO. 049 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:20
A.M. ON 8 JUNE 2025 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR WESTERN
INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
47.84S, 116.09E, ABOUT 1770 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF PERTH. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:33 HKT ON 08.06.2025