STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:32
P.M. ON 13 NOVEMBER 2016 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTH
ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 42.0S,
173.8E, ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF WELLINGTON.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:19 HKT ON 13.11.2016