STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:48
A.M. ON 16 DECEMBER 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
JAVA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 7.9S,
107.9E, ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF JAKARTA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:59 HKT ON 16.12.2017