STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:33
P.M. ON 26 FEBRUARY 2020 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
TANIMBAR ISLANDS REGION, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 7.7S, 131.3E, ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES NORTH OF
DARWIN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:42 HKT ON 26.02.2020