PRESS WEATHER NO. 115 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:05 HKT ON 08.01.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:52
P.M. ON 8 JANUARY 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN EASTERN
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
6.3S, 147.6E, ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES NORTH OF PORT MORESBY.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:05 HKT ON 08.01.2017
Ends/Sunday, January 8, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:05
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