STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:26
A.M. ON 6 JANUARY 2019 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN WESTERN
BRAZIL. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 8.2S, 71.5W, ABOUT
540 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF IQUITOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:40 HKT ON 06.01.2019