STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:17
P.M. ON 5 FEBRUARY 2020 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
54.5S, 158.6E, ABOUT 1280 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
QUEENSTOWN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:30 HKT ON 05.02.2020