STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:45
P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
22.3S, 171.6E, ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES EAST OF NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:56 HKT ON 16.09.2020