STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:14
P.M. ON 2 JANUARY 2017 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
FIJI ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.2S, 179.3E,
ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:25 HKT ON 02.01.2017