PRESS WEATHER NO. 141 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:18
P.M. ON 2 OCTOBER 2020 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR SOUTH
SHETLAND ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 62.4S,
58.5W, ABOUT 1360 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF RIO
GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:32 HKT ON 02.10.2020