STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:47
P.M. ON 28 MAY 2020 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN KERMADEC
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 27.6S,
175.0W, ABOUT 720 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:00 HKT ON 28.05.2020