STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:25
P.M. ON 22 DECEMBER 2018 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 13.5S,
166.6E, ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:36 HKT ON 22.12.2018