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Monday, April 10, 1972
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE RECORDED
By The Royal Observatory
A severe earthquake was recorded by the Royal Observatory
seienographs at 10.16 a.m. this morning (April 10).
A Royal Observatory spokesman said the epicentre was estimated
to be about 6200 kilometers west-northwest of Hong Kong, in the region
of Southern Iran.
The tremor phases recorded were sharp and clearly defined
and lasted for almost 90 minutes, he added.
Preliminary determinations of the magnitude is about seven on
the richter scale which agrees with the determination from other
seismological stations, he said.
Release time: 6.30 p.m.