PRESS WEATHER NO. 111 - 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 3:05
P.M. ON 22 MAY 2022 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN KERMADEC
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 27.1S,
179.3E, ABOUT 870 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:25 HKT ON 22.05.2022