PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:35
P.M. ON 6 MARCH 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
28.1S, 177.4W, ABOUT 800 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:50 HKT ON 06.03.2021