PRESS WEATHER NO. 047 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:40
A.M. ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2022 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN NEW
BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 5.6S, 148.7E, ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:52 HKT ON 03.09.2022