STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:12
A.M. ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH
OF FIJI ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 25.4S,
178.6E, ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:26 HKT ON 17.09.2018