PRESS WEATHER NO. 138 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:28
P.M. ON 17 DECEMBER 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 5.7S, 153.9E, ABOUT 780 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF
HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:52 HKT ON 17.12.2016