STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:28
P.M. ON 8 MARCH 2026 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR TONGA
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 15.99S, 173.80W,
ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:39 HKT ON 08.03.2026