PRESS WEATHER NO. 094 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:46
P.M. ON 7 FEBRUARY 2021 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER
BISMARCK SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 3.5S, 146.0E,
ABOUT 660 KILOMETRES NORTH OF PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:00 HKT ON 07.02.2021