PRESS WEATHER NO. 115 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:13
P.M. ON 26 JANUARY 2019 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN ARU
ISLANDS REGION, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
5.6S, 133.8E, ABOUT 550 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BIAK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:25 HKT ON 26.01.2019