PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - 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 8:06
P.M. ON 6 MARCH 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
28.2S, 177.9W, ABOUT 830 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:25 HKT ON 06.03.2021