PRESS WEATHER NO. 086 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:50
A.M. ON 17 JULY 2020 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN EASTERN
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
7.8S, 147.7E, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:00 HKT ON 17.07.2020