STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:02
P.M. ON 2 FEBRUARY 2019 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
2.8S, 100.4E, ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF PADANG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:20 HKT ON 02.02.2019