STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:08
P.M. ON 18 NOVEMBER 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 5.3S, 153.6E, ABOUT 840 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF
HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:25 HKT ON 18.11.2021