PRESS WEATHER NO. 028 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:18 HKT ON 10.12.2016
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:10
A.M. ON 10 DECEMBER 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 10.8S,
161.0E, ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONIARA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:18 HKT ON 10.12.2016