STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:06
A.M. ON 16 JUNE 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
FIJI ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.1S, 176.8W,
ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE FOCAL
DEPTH IS ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:19 HKT ON 16.06.2023