STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:55
A.M. ON 16 JUNE 2019 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN KERMADEC
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 31.0S,
177.4W, ABOUT 980 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:10 HKT ON 16.06.2019