PRESS WEATHER NO. 134 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:28
P.M. ON 4 MARCH 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF E.
COAST OF NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 37.8S, 179.9E, ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:40 HKT ON 04.03.2021