STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:52
A.M. ON 17 AUGUST 2025 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
TONGA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 24.50S,
175.34W, ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:07 HKT ON 17.08.2025