PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - 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 6:52
P.M. ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2018 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 18.3S,
178.0W, ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES EAST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:01 HKT ON 30.09.2018