STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:38
A.M. ON 2 SEPTEMBER 2016 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF E.
COAST OF NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 37.4S, 179.5E, ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES EAST OF
AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:50 HKT ON 02.09.2016