STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:12
A.M. ON 31 AUGUST 2016 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 3.6S, 152.8E, ABOUT 890 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:23 HKT ON 31.08.2016