STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:28
A.M. ON 9 AUGUST 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
NORTHERN XINJIANG. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 44.3N,
82.8E, ABOUT 95 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF BOLE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:42 HKT ON 09.08.2017