STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:30
A.M. ON 26 AUGUST 2024 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR TONGA
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 19.80S, 174.92W,
ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES NORTH OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE FOCAL DEPTH
IS ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:01 HKT ON 26.08.2024