STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:40
A.M. ON 17 FEBRUARY 2018 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
OAXACA, MEXICO. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 16.7N, 97.7W,
ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MEXICO CITY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:50 HKT ON 17.02.2018