PRESS WEATHER NO. 181 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:13
P.M. ON 6 MARCH 2018 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
6.3S, 142.6E, ABOUT 600 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:22 HKT ON 06.03.2018