PRESS WEATHER NO. 082 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:53
A.M. ON 31 AUGUST 2021 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 30.0S, 177.5W, ABOUT 1010 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:20 HKT ON 31.08.2021