STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:27
A.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 14.6S,
177.3W, ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:40 HKT ON 23.08.2019