STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:34
P.M. ON 31 OCTOBER 2023 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
28.8S, 71.6W, ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
MENDOZA. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:45 HKT ON 31.10.2023