STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:20
A.M. ON 14 OCTOBER 2022 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 4.8S, 153.5E, ABOUT 870 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:33 HKT ON 14.10.2022