Powerful Twin Earthquakes Strike Off Coast of Indonesia

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Source: New York Times

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of the Indonesian resort island of Lombok near the popular resort island of Bali on Sunday evening, triggering a tsunami warning and prompting panicked residents and visitors to flee to safety.

The earthquakes — with magnitudes of 6.8 and 7.0 — struck off Lombok’s north coast and were felt on Bali, just to the west, Indonesia’s national Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said.

Television footage showed residents and tourists fleeing for cover on both islands.

Minutes later, in what was most likely an aftershock measuring magnitude 5.6, the same region was jolted again, the agency said.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/world/asia/indonesia-earthquake.html

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1. 3 dead, same area another recent quake killed people. Poor area

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2. 82 dead

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3. Updates: Thousands displaced after homes destroyed in Indonesia quake - as it happened

Ninety-one people have been confirmed dead after an earthquake on Sunday night

What we know so far:

Ninety-one people have been confirmed dead and 209 people have been “severely injured” after a magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit the Indonesian islands of Lombok and Bali at about 6:45pm last night.

All of those confirmed dead in the earthquake are Indonesian.

The largest number of people killed were in North Lombok, near the epicentre of the quake, where 72 died and 63 people were injured.

One person has been confirmed dead on the Gili islands. Two people died in Denpasar, Bali, one after being hit by a falling wall.

Most died after being hit by collapsing buildings, some also died from shock, suffering from a stroke after the earthquake struck.

Three thousand homes have been damaged, leaving many displaced, authorities have warned.


Much more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/aug/06/lombok-earthquake-death-toll-in-indonesia-expected-to-rise-latest-updates