STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:52
A.M. ON 4 JANUARY 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH
OF FIJI ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 19.6S,
176.2E, ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:01 HKT ON 04.01.2017