STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:56
P.M. ON 19 AUGUST 2018 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SUMBAWA
REGION, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 8.4S,
116.6E, ABOUT 61 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF LOMBOK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:35 HKT ON 19.08.2018