STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:11
A.M. ON 17 JUNE 2023 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN TONGA
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.6S,
175.5W, ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE FOCAL
DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:23 HKT ON 17.06.2023