PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:51
P.M. ON 17 DECEMBER 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 4.5S, 153.5E, ABOUT 890 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF PORT
MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:16 HKT ON 17.12.2016