STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:27
A.M. ON 8 NOVEMBER 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
4.4S, 143.5E, ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:36 HKT ON 08.11.2017