STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:42
A.M. ON 31 OCTOBER 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
21.7S, 169.0E, ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:54 HKT ON 31.10.2017