PRESS WEATHER NO. 131 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:20
P.M. ON 5 AUGUST 2023 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROVINCE, ARGENTINA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 28.2S, 63.2W, ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS
ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:32 HKT ON 05.08.2023