STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:05
A.M. ON 3 MARCH 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR VANUATU
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 15.5S, 166.3E, ABOUT
330 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:18 HKT ON 03.03.2023