STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:29
A.M. ON 29 AUGUST 2022 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
1.1S, 98.6E, ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES WEST OF PADANG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:43 HKT ON 29.08.2022