PRESS WEATHER NO. 208 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:52
P.M. ON 12 APRIL 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 6.6S, 148.6E, ABOUT 350 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:05 HKT ON 12.04.2019