STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:22
A.M. ON 2 AUGUST 2020 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER
BISMARCK SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 3.4S, 148.6E,
ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:12 HKT ON 02.08.2020