STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:23
A.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2020 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
TONGA ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 19.1S,
172.7W, ABOUT 350 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:33 HKT ON 21.10.2020