STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:48
P.M. ON 16 OCTOBER 2025 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 2.41S,
138.85E, ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BIAK. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:57 HKT ON 16.10.2025