STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:13
A.M. ON 2 SEPTEMBER 2024 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 6.83S,
155.49E, ABOUT 570 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONIARA.
THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 69 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:24 HKT ON 02.09.2024