STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:19
P.M. ON 18 JANUARY 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 19.3S,
168.7E, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:30 HKT ON 18.01.2019