STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:39
A.M. ON 9 AUGUST 2023 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
TONGA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 15.4S, 173.5W,
ABOUT 670 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:57 HKT ON 09.08.2023