STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:38
A.M. ON 19 JANUARY 2020 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
NORTH COAST OF IRIAN JAYA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
3.0S, 139.3E, ABOUT 410 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BIAK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:55 HKT ON 19.01.2020