STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:10
P.M. ON 5 MAY 2017 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN TAJIKISTAN.
THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 39.5N, 71.4E, ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF DUSHANBE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:27 HKT ON 05.05.2017