PRESS WEATHER NO. 066 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:59
A.M. ON 3 FEBRUARY 2021 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
23.4S, 171.9E, ABOUT 570 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:13 HKT ON 03.02.2021