STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:41
P.M. ON 26 MAY 2019 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NORTHERN
PERU. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 5.9S, 75.1W, ABOUT 320
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF IQUITOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:00 HKT ON 26.05.2019