STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:25
A.M. ON 5 MARCH 2021 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN KERMADEC
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 28.4S,
176.6W, ABOUT 820 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:46 HKT ON 05.03.2021