PRESS WEATHER NO. 183 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:58
P.M. ON 9 DECEMBER 2015 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
FIJI ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 16.6S,
175.3E, ABOUT 360 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:08 HKT ON 09.12.2015