STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:58
A.M. ON 4 MARCH 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 7.4S,
155.7E, ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:10 HKT ON 04.03.2017