STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:57
P.M. ON 13 JULY 2016 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
27.8S, 176.2W, ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:08 HKT ON 13.07.2016