PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:21
A.M. ON 5 NOVEMBER 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
34.9S, 71.4W, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
SANTIAGO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:30 HKT ON 05.11.2016