STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:09
P.M. ON 19 NOVEMBER 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 21.5S,
168.7E, ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 19.11.2017