PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:38
A.M. ON 17 MARCH 2021 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
54.8N, 163.0E, ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:49 HKT ON 17.03.2021