PRESS WEATHER NO. 149 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:05
P.M. ON 8 OCTOBER 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR TONGA
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 19.0S, 175.7W, ABOUT
240 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:17 HKT ON 08.10.2017