STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:38
P.M. ON 5 APRIL 2021 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF E. COAST
OF NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
37.5S, 179.7E, ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES EAST OF AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:58 HKT ON 05.04.2021