STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:48
A.M. ON 3 JUNE 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR NORTH
COAST, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
4.8S, 145.0E, ABOUT 560 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:57 HKT ON 03.06.2017