STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:49
A.M. ON 16 FEBRUARY 2021 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.8S,
167.8E, ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES WEST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:08 HKT ON 16.02.2021