STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:53
A.M. ON 18 JANUARY 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER
BISMARCK SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 3.1S, 146.6E,
ABOUT 690 KILOMETRES NORTH OF PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:05 HKT ON 18.01.2019