STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:24
A.M. ON 20 MARCH 2022 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
TONGA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 25.3S, 175.7W,
ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:36 HKT ON 20.03.2022