STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:25
A.M. ON 21 JUNE 2021 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 30.5S, 177.6W, ABOUT 1010 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
AUCKLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:45 HKT ON 21.06.2021