STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:05
P.M. ON 7 JANUARY 2020 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
2.3N, 96.5E, ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MEDAN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:19 HKT ON 07.01.2020