STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:51
P.M. ON 9 NOVEMBER 2016 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER
BISMARCK SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 4.7S, 149.9E,
ABOUT 600 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:01 HKT ON 09.11.2016