
PRESS WEATHER NO. 238 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:15 HKT ON 24.07.2021
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:52
P.M. ON 24 JULY 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
30.1S, 176.4W, ABOUT 1120 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF AUCKLAND.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:15 HKT ON 24.07.2021
Ends/Saturday, July 24, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:15
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