STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:18
P.M. ON 26 FEBRUARY 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
6.5S, 143.3E, ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 26.02.2018