STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:44
A.M. ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 50.4S, 162.6E, ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST
OF QUEENSTOWN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:10 HKT ON 20.09.2017