STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:04
A.M. ON 20 JANUARY 2017 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 10.4S,
161.4E, ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:12 HKT ON 20.01.2017