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PRESS WEATHER NO. 183 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:30 HKT ON 10.02.2021
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:20
P.M. ON 10 FEBRUARY 2021 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
23.0S, 171.5E, ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES EAST OF NOUMEA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:30 HKT ON 10.02.2021
Ends/Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:30
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