PRESS WEATHER NO. 124 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:51
P.M. ON 9 NOVEMBER 2022 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH
OF FIJI ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 26.0S,
178.4E, ABOUT 850 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:12 HKT ON 09.11.2022