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During a severe earthquake on the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok
There were several deaths. At magnitude 6.4 earthquake are on
Sundays off tourist areas at least three people killed
come, the authorities said. About two dozen people would have
Injuries sustained. After the earthquake at a depth of seven
The kilometers were recorded more than 40 aftershocks, one
However, there was no tsunami warning.
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake
on sunday at 06:47 local time 50 kilometers
northeast of the main town of Lombok Mataram, said the
USGS earthquake station with. This shook a region off the beaten track
Tourist areas, mainly located in the south and west of the island.
Temporarily Closed Hiking Trails
There are two
Death in the north of the island and another in the east,
said the spokesman of the Indonesian civil protection authority,
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. The victims were killed by fallen concrete slabs, it was said. In addition, there are two dozen wounded and one very damaged
House in North Lombok.
The authorities of the island closed because of
of the earthquake temporarily trails on Mount Rinjani, since
Landslides were feared. A tsunami alarm has not been triggered
said the spokesman of the Indonesian Department of Geophysics and
Meteorology, Hary Tirto Djatmiko.
A resident of North Lombok
Zulkifli said AFP news agency that the earthquake was very
been strong. "Everyone in my house panicked, we all ran
"Because of the earthquake, power had failed
recorded more than 40 earthquakes.
No injuries reported by Bali
Lombok is popular
Holiday home and is located about a hundred kilometers to the east of the still
most popular Indonesian holiday island Bali . From there, no injury or damage has been reported so far.
That many
Existing islands Indonesia lies on the so-called Pacific
Ring of fire on which the tectonic plates collide. Earthquakes and
Volcanic eruptions are particularly frequent. Only in January were at
a magnitude 6.0 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java several
People were seriously injured and dozens of homes were damaged.
A
Christmas 2004 had an earthquake under the seabed of magnitude 9.3
set off a tsunami off the west Indonesian island of Sumatra
killed about 220,000 people, including 168,000
in Indonesia .
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