STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:03
P.M. ON 13 NOVEMBER 2016 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTH
ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 42.8S,
173.0E, ABOUT 91 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF CHRISTCHURCH.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:14 HKT ON 13.11.2016