STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 8.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:29
A.M. ON 5 MARCH 2021 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN KERMADEC
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 29.8S,
176.8W, ABOUT 970 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:17 HKT ON 05.03.2021