STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:09
A.M. ON 24 DECEMBER 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
TONGA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 20.5S, 174.8W,
ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:20 HKT ON 24.12.2018