PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:22
P.M. ON 9 DECEMBER 2015 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER
BANDA SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 4.1S, 129.6E,
ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AMBON.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:41 HKT ON 09.12.2015