STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:43
A.M. ON 16 APRIL 2025 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
47.99S, 100.18E, ABOUT 2230 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
PERTH. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:55 HKT ON 16.04.2025