STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:04
P.M. ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
21.2S, 170.1E, ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:15 HKT ON 14.09.2022