STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:19
A.M. ON 28 MARCH 2023 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 8.1S,
159.0E, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:35 HKT ON 28.03.2023