STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:53
A.M. ON 24 SEPTEMBER 2022 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
4.0N, 96.1E, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BANDA
ACEH.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:08 HKT ON 24.09.2022