PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:31
A.M. ON 19 NOVEMBER 2015 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 8.7S,
158.7E, ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:42 HKT ON 19.11.2015