PRESS WEATHER NO. 115 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:47
P.M. ON 7 JANUARY 2018 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
MYANMAR-INDIA BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
24.6N, 94.7E, ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
MYITKYINA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:00 HKT ON 07.01.2018