STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:36
P.M. ON 17 FEBRUARY 2019 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 3.6S, 152.2E, ABOUT 850 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:50 HKT ON 17.02.2019