PRESS WEATHER NO. 053 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:35
A.M. ON 8 MAY 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 18.7S,
177.7W, ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:48 HKT ON 08.05.2021