PRESS WEATHER NO. 050 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.7 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:29
A.M. ON 26 AUGUST 2024 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR TONGA
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 20.05S, 174.84W,
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:41 HKT ON 26.08.2024