PRESS WEATHER NO. 028 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:10
A.M. ON 18 AUGUST 2024 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 52.84N,
160.01E, ABOUT 99 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:22 HKT ON 18.08.2024