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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Lombok island
Jakarta,
July
29:
A
strong
earthquake
has
struck
Indonesia's
Lombok
island.
The
US
Geological
Survey
said
the
quake
had
a
magnitude
of
6.4
and
its
epicenter
was
1.4
kilometers
(0.8
miles)
southwest
of
Lelongken,
Indonesia.
It
had
a
depth
of
7
kilometers
(4.4
miles).
A
yellow
alert
was
issued,
which
suggested
that
there
could
have
been
some
casualties.
It may be recalled that in December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra had triggered off a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in several countries.
Story first published: Sunday, July 29, 2018, 5:57 [IST]