PRESS WEATHER NO. 106 - 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 4:06
P.M. ON 27 APRIL 2021 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR NORTH
COAST, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
3.7S, 145.6E, ABOUT 640 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:20 HKT ON 27.04.2021