STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:29
A.M. ON 28 FEBRUARY 2018 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) WEST
OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 60.6S,
151.1E, ABOUT 2080 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF QUEENSTOWN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:45 HKT ON 28.02.2018