STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:06
P.M. ON 5 AUGUST 2020 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 16.2S,
168.0E, ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES NORTH OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:15 HKT ON 05.08.2020