STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:06
A.M. ON 9 JANUARY 2022 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 7.2S, 152.8E, ABOUT 670 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:20 HKT ON 09.01.2022