PRESS WEATHER NO. 066 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:20
A.M. ON 22 NOVEMBER 2016 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
40.7S, 176.9E, ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
WELLINGTON.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:39 HKT ON 22.11.2016