PRESS WEATHER NO. 145 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:02
P.M. ON 16 JANUARY 2018 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
NORTH COAST, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 4.8S, 144.0E, ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:22 HKT ON 16.01.2018