STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:41
A.M. ON 5 AUGUST 2019 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN CENTRAL
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 1.2N,
27.8W, ABOUT 1320 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF FORTALEZA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:00 HKT ON 05.08.2019