STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:36
P.M. ON 8 OCTOBER 2020 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
EASTERN NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 6.1S, 146.2E, ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:46 HKT ON 08.10.2020