STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:38
P.M. ON 17 FEBRUARY 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
TANIMBAR ISLANDS REGION, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 6.6S, 132.1E, ABOUT 550 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST
OF AMBON.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:50 HKT ON 17.02.2023