PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:05
P.M. ON 27 JUNE 2019 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 30.3S, 179.0W, ABOUT 940 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:16 HKT ON 27.06.2019