STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:27
P.M. ON 28 AUGUST 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN IRIAN
JAYA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 3.5S,
140.1E, ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BIAK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:40 HKT ON 28.08.2021