PRESS WEATHER NO. 170 - 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 9:05
P.M. ON 6 DECEMBER 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
TONGA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 15.2S, 175.0W,
ABOUT 660 KILOMETRES NORTH OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:18 HKT ON 06.12.2019