STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:08
A.M. ON 24 OCTOBER 2019 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NORTH
OF ASCENSION ISLAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 1.0S,
13.7W, ABOUT 1070 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF FREETOWN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:20 HKT ON 24.10.2019