STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:48
A.M. ON 10 JANUARY 2023 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
TANIMBAR ISLANDS REGION, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 7.1S, 130.0E, ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AMBON.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:07 HKT ON 10.01.2023