PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:05
P.M. ON 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 30.1S, 177.7W, ABOUT 1030 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:26 HKT ON 27.09.2019