PRESS WEATHER NO. 043 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:25
A.M. ON 5 DECEMBER 2015 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
47.6S, 84.9E, ABOUT 3150 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF PERTH.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:38 HKT ON 05.12.2015