STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:58
P.M. ON 9 OCTOBER 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
VANUATU ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
21.2S, 174.5E, ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:23 HKT ON 09.10.2021