STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:49
A.M. ON 9 OCTOBER 2017 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN BALLENY
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 61.8S,
155.1E, ABOUT 2070 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF QUEENSTOWN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:01 HKT ON 09.10.2017