STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:24
A.M. ON 5 DECEMBER 2022 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SAMOA
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 15.7S,
172.6W, ABOUT 660 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:37 HKT ON 05.12.2022