STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.7 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:47
A.M. ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2022 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
EASTERN NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 6.4S, 146.5E, ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:02 HKT ON 11.09.2022