The Indonesian island of Lombok continues to suffer from powerful earthquakes.
An earthquake of magnitude 7 occurred on the Indonesian island of Lombok yesterday. The epicenter of the tremors was 70 km east of the city of Mataram. The heath lay at a depth of 10 km.
On Sunday morning in the same area, tremors with a magnitude of 6.3 were recorded at a depth of 7 kilometers.
The death toll in the earthquake on the densely populated Indonesian island of Lombok has risen to 10 people, another 24 have been injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) of the country reported on the Facebook page.
A representative of the Indonesian Emergency Situations Service said that the earthquake was felt clearly, many people panicked from their homes in panic. Underground shocks were felt also in the largest city of Lomboka Matarama and on the neighboring island of Bali.
On August 5, an earthquake with magnitude 7 occurred on Lombok. 436 people became victims of that natural disaster.
Batu-batu berjatuhan menuruni lereng perbukitan dan Gunung Rinjani akibat guncangan gempa 6,5 SR di Kecamatan Sembalun Kab. Lombok Timur. Tidak ada korban jiwa. Beberapa rumah rusak. pic.twitter.com/hhqkVyRsK3
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) 19 августа 2018 г.
Wisatawan asing di Bali segera keluar dari bangunan merasakan guncangan gempa 7 SR di Lombok Timur pada 19/8/2018 pukul 21.56 WIB. Gempa dirasakan keras di Lombok Timur. Gempa juga dirasakan di Bali, Sumbawa, Jawa Timur dan Makassar. Masih dilakukan pendataan dampak gempa. pic.twitter.com/2jNBkWDFUf
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) 19 августа 2018 г.
Kebakaran melanda permukiman di Desa Bungin Pulau Bungin Kabupaten Sumbawa NTB. Kebakaran disebabkan adanya rumah roboh saat gempa 7 SR kemudian rumah terbakar. pic.twitter.com/gbjsgtvz6j
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) 19 августа 2018 г.