PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:55
A.M. ON 29 AUGUST 2023 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER BALI
SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 6.9S, 116.6E, ABOUT 190
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LOMBOK. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS
ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:10 HKT ON 29.08.2023