STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:27
A.M. ON 7 JANUARY 2019 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER
NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 2.3N,
126.8E, ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANADO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:35 HKT ON 07.01.2019