STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:14
A.M. ON 30 OCTOBER 2018 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NORTH
ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 39.1S,
174.8E, ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:23 HKT ON 30.10.2018