Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes in sea off Lombok
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A MAGNITUDE 7.2 earthquake struck in the sea 124 kilometers north-northeast of the holiday island of Lombok, Indonesia, yesterday at a very shallow depth of 1km, the United States Geological Survey said.
There was no immediate tsunami alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Earlier yesterday a tremor of 6.3 magnitude struck the island, causing landslides and damaging buildings, as the island tries to recover from a temblor earlier this month that killed hundreds of people.
The US Geological Survey measured the late-morning quake, which was centered in Lombok’s northeast, at magnitude 6.3 with a depth of 7km. It was felt on the neighboring island of Bali and was preceded a few minutes earlier by a magnitude 5.4 quake, also in Lombok’s northeast.
As of yesterday evening, there were no reports of any injuries or fatalities.
An Associated Press reporter on Lombok said the quake caused landslides on the slopes of Mount Rinjani, an active volcano, and panic in villages. Video shot by the Indonesian Red Cross showed huge clouds of dust billowing from the mountain’s slopes.
The shaking toppled motorcycles and there was damage to buildings in Sembalun subdistrict, including a community hall that collapsed. The hall had sustained damage in earlier quakes, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. Homes and a mosque were also damaged, he said.
A magnitude 7.0 quake that struck Lombok on August 5 killed 460 people.
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