STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:10
A.M. ON 20 NOVEMBER 2017 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 21.3S,
168.6E, ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:25 HKT ON 20.11.2017