STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:15
P.M. ON 4 FEBRUARY 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
22.9S, 171.9E, ABOUT 570 KILOMETRES EAST OF NOUMEA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:30 HKT ON 04.02.2021