PRESS WEATHER NO. 192 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:18
P.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
ADMIRALTY IS. REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 1.5S, 148.1E, ABOUT 880 KILOMETRES NORTH OF
PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:31 HKT ON 27.08.2017