STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:26
P.M. ON 19 NOVEMBER 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 21.6S,
168.5E, ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:35 HKT ON 19.11.2017