STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:14
A.M. ON 28 APRIL 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
FIJI ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 25.3S, 178.5E,
ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE FOCAL
DEPTH IS ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:28 HKT ON 28.04.2023