STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:09
A.M. ON 14 MARCH 2022 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTHERN
SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 0.7S,
98.9E, ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES WEST OF PADANG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:35 HKT ON 14.03.2022