STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:49
A.M. ON 14 MARCH 2023 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN EASTERN
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
5.4S, 146.8E, ABOUT 430 KILOMETRES NORTH OF PORT MORESBY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:21 HKT ON 14.03.2023