STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:38
A.M. ON 19 DECEMBER 2018 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
35.7S, 100.6W, ABOUT 2460 KILOMETRES WEST OF PUERTO MONTT.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:57 HKT ON 19.12.2018