STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:12
P.M. ON 6 MARCH 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
28.1S, 177.3W, ABOUT 800 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:25 HKT ON 06.03.2021