STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:16
A.M. ON 17 MARCH 2022 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN IRAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 26.9N, 54.5E,
ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES WEST OF BANDAR ABASS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:30 HKT ON 17.03.2022