STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:19
P.M. ON 5 SEPTEMBER 2016 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF E.
COAST OF NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 37.2S, 179.3E, ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES EAST OF
AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 05.09.2016