PRESS WEATHER NO. 136 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:10
P.M. ON 13 OCTOBER 2018 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
NORTHWEST OF KURIL ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
52.9N, 153.2E, ABOUT 360 KILOMETRES WEST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:25 HKT ON 13.10.2018