PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:51
P.M. ON 8 DECEMBER 2017 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR WEST
CAROLINE ISLANDS, MICRONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
10.0N, 140.2E, ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF YAP.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:05 HKT ON 08.12.2017