STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.7 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:50
P.M. ON 18 JUNE 2020 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
KERMADEC ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 33.4S,
177.3W, ABOUT 820 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:02 HKT ON 18.06.2020