STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:02
P.M. ON 17 JUNE 2019 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN KERMADEC
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 31.5S,
177.1W, ABOUT 970 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:17 HKT ON 17.06.2019