PRESS WEATHER NO. 076 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:22
A.M. ON 24 DECEMBER 2023 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN TONGA
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.7S,
175.4W, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE FOCAL
DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:39 HKT ON 24.12.2023