PRESS WEATHER NO. 100 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:19
P.M. ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH
OF KERMADEC ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 32.4S,
178.5W, ABOUT 800 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:31 HKT ON 10.09.2018