STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:43
P.M. ON 16 DECEMBER 2018 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN IRIAN
JAYA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 4.0S,
140.3E, ABOUT 570 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BIAK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:55 HKT ON 16.12.2018