PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:47
P.M. ON 5 AUGUST 2018 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SUMBAWA
REGION, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 8.6S,
116.5E, ABOUT 46 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LOMBOK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:57 HKT ON 05.08.2018