PRESS WEATHER NO. 026 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:39
A.M. ON 26 JULY 2016 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE
IS LOCATED NEAR 2.9S, 148.1E, ABOUT 720 KILOMETRES NORTH OF
PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:50 HKT ON 26.07.2016