STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:34
A.M. ON 20 APRIL 2026 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR TONGA
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 15.34S, 173.53W,
ABOUT 670 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:48 HKT ON 20.04.2026