PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:02
A.M. ON 23 JANUARY 2019 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
42.9S, 42.0E, ABOUT 2200 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
INHAMBANE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 23.01.2019