PRESS WEATHER NO. 191 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:34
P.M. ON 7 OCTOBER 2023 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
EASTERN NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 5.7S, 146.1E, ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT MORESBY. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT
10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 07.10.2023