STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:12
A.M. ON 19 JANUARY 2024 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
TONGA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 19.1S, 175.2W,
ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES NORTH OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE FOCAL DEPTH
IS ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:24 HKT ON 19.01.2024