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6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia's Lombok Island

Published: 28 Aug 2018 - 05:44 pm | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 12:04 pm

QNA

Jakarta: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake measuring struck off Indonesia's Lombok Island on Tuesday, but it did not trigger a tsunami warning, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.

Lombok island is undergoing relief works after being hit by multi-strong quakes since the end of last month.

The quake rocked at 2:08 p.m. Jakarta time (0708 GMT) with the epicenter 106 km southeast Kupang of East Nusa Tenggara province and a depth of 10 km, Hendra Rahman of the agency said.