STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:58
P.M. ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2018 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 8.6S,
157.1E, ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:09 HKT ON 18.09.2018