PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:33
A.M. ON 31 MARCH 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR COAST
OF CENTRAL CHILE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 35.4S,
72.9W, ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF SANTIAGO. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:51 HKT ON 31.03.2023