PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:23
A.M. ON 8 DECEMBER 2017 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR WEST
CAROLINE ISLANDS, MICRONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
10.0N, 140.3E, ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF YAP.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:36 HKT ON 08.12.2017