STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:33
A.M. ON 1 OCTOBER 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN TONGA
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.5S,
174.8W, ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:46 HKT ON 01.10.2016