STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:17
P.M. ON 25 JUNE 2023 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
TONGA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 24.1S, 175.3W,
ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE FOCAL DEPTH
IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:31 HKT ON 25.06.2023