STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:32
A.M. ON 24 DECEMBER 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 5.3S, 153.6E, ABOUT 840 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF
HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:42 HKT ON 24.12.2016