STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:32
A.M. ON 22 AUGUST 2018 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 16.1S,
168.2E, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES NORTH OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:42 HKT ON 22.08.2018