STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:50
A.M. ON 1 DECEMBER 2017 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
EASTERN NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 6.4S, 147.7E, ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES NORTH OF
PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:05 HKT ON 01.12.2017