STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:07
P.M. ON 17 JANUARY 2019 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER
BISMARCK SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 3.0S, 146.3E,
ABOUT 700 KILOMETRES NORTH OF PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 17.01.2019