STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:47
A.M. ON 28 NOVEMBER 2023 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
NORTH COAST, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 3.7S, 144.1E, ABOUT 700 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
PORT MORESBY. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:00 HKT ON 28.11.2023