Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0349
1. ON 16 AUGUST
AT 10:27 GMT OR 8:27 PM LOCAL TIME AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A MAGNITUDE
OF 7.8 ON THE OPEN-ENDED RICHTER SCALE OCCURRED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN OFF
THE COASTS OF BOUGAINVILLE,NEW BRITAIN AND NEW IRELAND.
2. THE EPICENTRE
WAS DETERMINATED IN THE SOLOMON SEA ABOUT 270 KM SOUTHEAST OF THE
PORT TOWN OF RABAUL (800 KM NORTHEAST OF PORT MORESBY) ON THE
ISLAND OF NEW BRITAIN AND 50 KM OF THE EAST COAST OF BOUGANVILLE.
THE PRELIMARY HYPOCENTRE WAS AT A LATITUDE OF 5.7 DEGREES SOUTH,
LONGITUDE 154.1 DEGREES EAST AND A NORMAL DEPTH.
3. ONLY MINOR
