STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:29
P.M. ON 2 OCTOBER 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
VANUATU ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
20.9S, 174.9E, ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:42 HKT ON 02.10.2021