STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:47
P.M. ON 13 JULY 2018 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR VANUATU
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 19.0S, 169.0E, ABOUT
160 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:55 HKT ON 13.07.2018