PRESS WEATHER NO. 199 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:40
P.M. ON 7 OCTOBER 2023 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
EASTERN NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 5.4S, 146.2E, ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT MORESBY. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT
110 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:03 HKT ON 07.10.2023