STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:04
P.M. ON 20 AUGUST 2019 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 11.4S,
166.0E, ABOUT 700 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:15 HKT ON 20.08.2019