STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:07
A.M. ON 16 JANUARY 2019 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 13.4S,
166.6E, ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:20 HKT ON 16.01.2019