STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:54
P.M. ON 12 MARCH 2021 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTHEAST
OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.6S,
174.3E, ABOUT 650 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:06 HKT ON 12.03.2021