PRESS WEATHER NO. 036 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:50 HKT ON 25.09.2016
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:29
A.M. ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 19.9S,
178.1W, ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF NUKU'ALOFA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:50 HKT ON 25.09.2016