PRESS WEATHER NO. 100 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:01
P.M. ON 2 AUGUST 2021 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN IRIAN
JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 4.5S,
134.0E, ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BIAK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:13 HKT ON 02.08.2021