STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:03
P.M. ON 2 AUGUST 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTHWEST
OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 7.5S,
104.7E, ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF JAKARTA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:10 HKT ON 02.08.2019