PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:02
P.M. ON 14 FEBRUARY 2021 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
23.4S, 171.5E, ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 14.02.2021