PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:11
A.M. ON 12 MARCH 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 30.5S, 177.3W, ABOUT 1030 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:24 HKT ON 12.03.2017