STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:28
P.M. ON 2 FEBRUARY 2019 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
3.0S, 99.9E, ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PADANG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:40 HKT ON 02.02.2019