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PRESS WEATHER NO. 088 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:23 HKT ON 29.03.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:09
P.M. ON 29 MARCH 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
57.0N, 163.0E, ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:23 HKT ON 29.03.2017
Ends/Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Issued at HKT 12:23
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