STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:36
P.M. ON 1 MARCH 2023 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER
BISMARCK SEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 4.8S, 149.5E,
ABOUT 570 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:50 HKT ON 01.03.2023