PRESS WEATHER NO. 088 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

************************************************

STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:27
P.M. ON 28 OCTOBER 2016 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 4.9S, 153.3E, ABOUT 840 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:40 HKT ON 28.10.2016