PRESS WEATHER NO. 074 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:46
A.M. ON 28 FEBRUARY 2018 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
6.2S, 142.5E, ABOUT 620 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:58 HKT ON 28.02.2018