PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:52
A.M. ON 7 JANUARY 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 6.8S,
155.9E, ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:05 HKT ON 07.01.2021