PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - 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 1:40
A.M. ON 16 JULY 2024 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SAMOA
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 16.48S,
172.13W, ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
NUKU'ALOFA. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:50 HKT ON 16.07.2024