PRESS WEATHER NO. 070 - 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 7:49
A.M. ON 7 NOVEMBER 2020 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
62.1S, 57.9W, ABOUT 1360 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF RIO
GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:03 HKT ON 07.11.2020