PRESS WEATHER NO. 004 - 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 12:07
A.M. ON 5 APRIL 2022 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.4S,
168.0E, ABOUT 44 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:18 HKT ON 05.04.2022