On 17 March 2019, an earthquake measuring Mw 5.6 struck the island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. "All the hotel guests were running so I did too. Telecommunications went down and blackouts were reported throughout Lombok.Immediately after the earthquake, most of Mataram lost electrical power. Officials stated that structures in North Lombok Regency, in which the epicentre of the earthquake was located, reportedly suffered the greatest damage. "Walls cracked, it was quite impossible to stand up," he said.Officials issued a tsunami warning, which was later cancelled, but seawater poured into two villages, senior disaster agency official Dwikorita Karnawati told local TV.The quake caused light damage as far away as the Javanese city of Bandung, about 955km from Mataram, but was felt strongly on the neighbouring resort island of Bali.People could be heard screaming as locals and tourists ran onto the road.Agung Widodo, a resident of Bali's main town of Denpasar, said he felt two strong tremors. “In other areas of Lombok, check any existing travel plans with your transport and accommodation providers before travelling, ensure you have travel insurance in place and keep up to date with developments, including through this travel advice.”Ngurah Rai (Denpasar) and Lombok airports and the major tourist resorts in Bali and southern Lombok are currently operating as normal.At 3.15pm UTC on Sunday, a 5.9 tremor hit 8km east of Sembalunbumbung - followed by a magnitude-5.5 earthquake ten minutes later.Then at 3.45pm, a 4.8-magnitude quake hit 11km from Sambelia - followed by a 5.0 tremor at 4.21pm.This was followed by earthquakes measuring 5.3, 5.2, 4.9, 4.7, 5.1 and 4.6.And today, a magnitude-5.2 hit 6km from Sambelia at 1.30am UTC.Aid organisations like Save The Children said they were "ready to scale up their humanitarian response". By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp's partners. "Other witnesses said the quake got stronger over several seconds and rattled windows and doors.It triggered landslides that briefly trapped trekkers on popular mountain hiking routes.Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide and many of the world's volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.In 2004 a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 9.3 undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia killed 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean, including 168,000 in Indonesia.It looks like the email address you entered is not valid.Copyright© Mediacorp 2020. Thousands of people were evacuated to outside shelters.Nugroho later said there were fears a number of people were trapped in the ruins of a collapsed mosque in the northern village of Lading-Lading. 5 August: A second and stronger earthquake, of 7.0 magnitude and depth of 15km hits Lombok at 19:46 local time. One of the names she gave the baby boy was 'Gempa', which means earthquake.Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency, said most of the damaged buildings in the city were built with substandard construction materials.Singapore's Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, who was in Lombok for a security conference when the earthquake struck, described on Facebook how his hotel room on the 10th floor shook violently. 9 and 18 August: New 5.9 and 6.4 magnitude earthquakes strike Lombok. "A 4.5 magnitude earthquake has struck 64km west of Sumbawa Besar on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.The quake, which hit at 2.45pm BST today, hit at a depth of 12km and was centered east of Lombok.EMSC tweeted: "This is the 22th felt #earthquake in Lombok Region, Indonesia in the last 50 hours.

This service is not intended for persons residing in the EU. The … No tsunami alert issued by the authorities. "A lot of officials were urging people not to panic. That was an attention getter. Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of significant volcanic and tectonic activity. "The population feels like it's had the rug pulled from under them with this new quake," said Caroline Haga, humanitarian & emergency communications specialist with the Red Cross. This activity caused the Mw 9.2 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, one of the strongest and most deadly earthquakes in recorded history. The earthquake was measured at MAs of 25 August 563 people had been confirmed killed by the 5 August and subsequent events. "The rebuilding of public facilities like hospitals and schools is being speeded up," he said. We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all. Apps and Services for earthquakes. It comes a week after another quake hit Lombok , popular with tourists who visit its beaches and hiking trails. "Maybe you can pass that on to folks who wrote EQ summary. Nugroho said a lack of heavy equipment and shattered roads were hampering efforts to reach survivors in the mountainous north and east of the island, which had been hardest hit. In the aftermath of the sequence of earthquakes in August, a total of 563 people were confirmed killed while more than 1,000 were confirmed injured.

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