PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:58
P.M. ON 14 AUGUST 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
ALASKA PENINSULA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 55.1N,
157.5W, ABOUT 600 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF UNALASKA
ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:21 HKT ON 14.08.2021