A magnitude-7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Lombok island on Sunday evening, a week after another large tremor killed 16 people there.
Jakarta – Indonesia’s resort islands of Bali and Lombok were rocked by a magnitude 7 earthquake on Sunday, prompting a tsunami warning and panic among holidaymakers and residents.
The quake, which struck at a depth of 15km off the north coast of Lombok, comes a week after a magnitude 6.4 quake killed 14 people on the island and prompted a large-scale evacuation of a volcano popular with hikers.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The quake was felt for several seconds in Bali, where people ran out of houses, hotels and restaurants.
« All the hotel guests were running so I did too. People filled the streets, » said Michelle Lindsay, an Australian tourist.
« A lot of officials were urging people not to panic. »
Other witnesses said the quake got stronger over several seconds and rattled windows and doors in their frames.
Reuters
