PRESS WEATHER NO. 097 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:38
P.M. ON 18 FEBRUARY 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
VANUATU ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
19.2S, 167.8E, ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PORT
VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:51 HKT ON 18.02.2021