STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:10
P.M. ON 18 AUGUST 2021 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 14.9S,
166.9E, ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:20 HKT ON 18.08.2021