STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:44
P.M. ON 14 AUGUST 2022 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
KERMADEC ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 32.7S,
179.0W, ABOUT 740 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:15 HKT ON 14.08.2022