PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:28
P.M. ON 2 JULY 2023 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR TONGA
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.8S, 175.0W, ABOUT
370 KILOMETRES NORTH OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS
ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:40 HKT ON 02.07.2023