STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:20
A.M. ON 7 MAY 2019 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN EASTERN
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
7.0S, 146.4E, ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 07.05.2019