STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:30
A.M. ON 12 AUGUST 2016 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
FIJI ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 25.1S, 176.8W,
ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:16 HKT ON 12.08.2016