PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:45
A.M. ON 26 FEBRUARY 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
5.7S, 142.5E, ABOUT 640 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:54 HKT ON 26.02.2018