STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:01
A.M. ON 19 AUGUST 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.8S,
178.8W, ABOUT 320 KILOMETRES EAST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:09 HKT ON 19.08.2017