STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:43
P.M. ON 19 MARCH 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 8.0S,
161.0E, ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:54 HKT ON 19.03.2017