PRESS WEATHER NO. 124 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:57 HKT ON 18.12.2016
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:47
P.M. ON 18 DECEMBER 2016 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
WEST CAROLINE ISLANDS, MICRONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 8.7N, 138.2E, ABOUT 89 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF YAP.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:57 HKT ON 18.12.2016
Ends/Sunday, December 18, 2016
Issued at HKT 17:57
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