STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:25
P.M. ON 13 JANUARY 2018 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 11.0S,
163.3E, ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:35 HKT ON 13.01.2018