STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:42
A.M. ON 11 DECEMBER 2020 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
KERMADEC ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 33.2S,
179.4W, ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:05 HKT ON 11.12.2020