STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:02
P.M. ON 7 NOVEMBER 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.5S,
178.5W, ABOUT 350 KILOMETRES EAST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:18 HKT ON 07.11.2017