STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:15
P.M. ON 17 OCTOBER 2016 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 6.1S, 148.7E, ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:25 HKT ON 17.10.2016