6.4 magnitude quake in Indonesia kills at least 14, injures 162
- 6 years ago
A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok early Sunday,... leaving scores of casualties across the popular tourist destination.
For more on this and other news around the world, we turn to our Oh Soo-young.
Soo-young, what's the latest?
Aram, As of Monday morning, at least 14 people have been reported dead and more than a hundred-and-sixty have been injured on Indonesia's southeastern island of Lombok.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the six-point-four magnitude quake hit just before 6 a.m. local time,... at a depth of seven kilometers.
The epicenter was some 50 kilometers northeast of the island's main city, Mataram -- far from the main tourist spots.
Thousands of homes have been damaged by the earthquake and more than 60 aftershocks that followed.
There has also been a sizeable landslide on Mount Rinjani, according to Indonesia's disaster authorities.
The tremors could also be felt on the holiday resort island of Bali -- 100 kilometers away-- although no damages or casualties were reported.
Local authorities, volunteers and civic groups are still looking for missing persons,... and trying to determine the impact of the quake... so the number of casualties could increase.
Earthquakes are frequent in Indonesia as it sits on the Ring of Fire which rattles countries around the Pacific Rim with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
For more on this and other news around the world, we turn to our Oh Soo-young.
Soo-young, what's the latest?
Aram, As of Monday morning, at least 14 people have been reported dead and more than a hundred-and-sixty have been injured on Indonesia's southeastern island of Lombok.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the six-point-four magnitude quake hit just before 6 a.m. local time,... at a depth of seven kilometers.
The epicenter was some 50 kilometers northeast of the island's main city, Mataram -- far from the main tourist spots.
Thousands of homes have been damaged by the earthquake and more than 60 aftershocks that followed.
There has also been a sizeable landslide on Mount Rinjani, according to Indonesia's disaster authorities.
The tremors could also be felt on the holiday resort island of Bali -- 100 kilometers away-- although no damages or casualties were reported.
Local authorities, volunteers and civic groups are still looking for missing persons,... and trying to determine the impact of the quake... so the number of casualties could increase.
Earthquakes are frequent in Indonesia as it sits on the Ring of Fire which rattles countries around the Pacific Rim with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.