PRESS WEATHER NO. 048 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:32
A.M. ON 24 AUGUST 2026 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SANTA
CRUZ ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 10.74S,
164.71E, ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONIARA.
THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:17 HKT ON 24.08.2026