STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:42
A.M. ON 24 APRIL 2023 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 30.2S, 177.6W, ABOUT 1030 KILOMETRES NORTH OF
AUCKLAND. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:53 HKT ON 24.04.2023