PRESS WEATHER NO. 077 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:08
A.M. ON 13 AUGUST 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
3.7S, 101.7E, ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
PADANG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:18 HKT ON 13.08.2017