PRESS WEATHER NO. 050 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:37
A.M. ON 1 MARCH 2021 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR VANUATU
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.5S, 167.6E, ABOUT
76 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:50 HKT ON 01.03.2021