STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:29
P.M. ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH
OF KERMADEC ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 32.6S,
176.5W, ABOUT 930 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:41 HKT ON 25.09.2016