STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:41
A.M. ON 2 DECEMBER 2016 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN PERU. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 15.4S, 71.0W,
ABOUT 98 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF AREQUIPA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:55 HKT ON 02.12.2016