STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:35
A.M. ON 31 JANUARY 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 14.8S,
166.9E, ABOUT 360 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:44 HKT ON 31.01.2017