STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:27
P.M. ON 10 JANUARY 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 10.1S,
161.1E, ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:40 HKT ON 10.01.2017