STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:03
P.M. ON 29 JUNE 2017 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
31.1S, 179.7W, ABOUT 830 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:25 HKT ON 29.06.2017