STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:49
P.M. ON 15 MAY 2020 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SAMOA
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 16.2S,
172.9W, ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:05 HKT ON 15.05.2020