STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:51
P.M. ON 31 OCTOBER 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SERAM, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 3.6S,
127.9E, ABOUT 24 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF AMBON.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:00 HKT ON 31.10.2017