PRESS WEATHER NO. 090 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:20
P.M. ON 26 OCTOBER 2016 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
TONGA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 15.2S, 174.7W,
ABOUT 660 KILOMETRES NORTH OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:36 HKT ON 26.10.2016