STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:47
A.M. ON 9 SEPTEMBER 2025 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
VANUATU ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
21.05S, 173.57E, ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF SUVA.
THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:00 HKT ON 09.09.2025