STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:34
A.M. ON 29 DECEMBER 2022 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
21.3S, 171.4E, ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:49 HKT ON 29.12.2022