STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:57
P.M. ON 1 APRIL 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
30.1S, 176.4W, ABOUT 1010 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:10 HKT ON 01.04.2021