PRESS WEATHER NO. 171 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:48
P.M. ON 16 JULY 2023 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN ALASKA
PENINSULA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 54.4N, 160.7W,
ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF UNALASKA ISLAND. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:57 HKT ON 16.07.2023