STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:26
A.M. ON 19 OCTOBER 2016 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER
JAVA SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 5.2S, 108.8E, ABOUT
250 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF JAKARTA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:36 HKT ON 19.10.2016