STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:49
P.M. ON 11 NOVEMBER 2022 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN TONGA
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 19.3S,
172.0W, ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:05 HKT ON 11.11.2022