STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:24
A.M. ON 11 FEBRUARY 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
23.3S, 171.5E, ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:40 HKT ON 11.02.2021