Bulletin issued at 17:21 HKT 16/May/2007
AN INTENSE EARTHQUAKE WAS RECORDED BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:59 P.M. TODAY (WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007). THE EPICENTRE WAS INITIALLY DETERMINED TO BE IN LAOS (20.5N, 100.8E), ABOUT 270 KILOMETERS NORTHEAST OF CHIANG MAI, THAILAND. THE MAGNITUDE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 6.1 ON THE RICHTER SCALE.
