PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 8.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:49
P.M. ON 6 SEPTEMBER 2018 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
FIJI ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 18.4S, 179.6E,
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:05 HKT ON 07.09.2018