STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:32
P.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2022 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
5.0S, 103.1E, ABOUT 430 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF
JAKARTA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:47 HKT ON 23.08.2022