STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:20
A.M. ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
1.9S, 140.6E, ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES EAST OF BIAK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:35 HKT ON 17.09.2016