PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:35
P.M. ON 1 OCTOBER 2020 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 6.1S, 148.6E, ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:46 HKT ON 01.10.2020