STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:09
P.M. ON 4 NOVEMBER 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 21.2S,
168.9E, ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:20 HKT ON 04.11.2017