PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:16
A.M. ON 31 DECEMBER 2023 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN IRIAN
JAYA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 3.4S,
139.2E, ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF BIAK. THE FOCAL
DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:28 HKT ON 31.12.2023