PRESS WEATHER NO. 047 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:48
A.M. ON 27 JANUARY 2018 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
NORTH COAST, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 3.3S, 145.9E, ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:00 HKT ON 27.01.2018