STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:41
A.M. ON 5 MARCH 2021 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 29.8S, 177.3W, ABOUT 980 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF
NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:54 HKT ON 05.03.2021