July 2018 Lombok earthquake

July 2018 Lombok earthquake
President Joko Widodo inspected the damage in the worst-hit area after an earthquake struck Lombok
July 2018 Lombok earthquake is located in Indonesia
July 2018 Lombok earthquake
UTC time2018-07-28 22:47:37
ISC event615000905
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date29 July 2018 (2018-07-29)
Local time06:47:37 WITA
Duration10–20 seconds
Magnitude6.4 Mw
Depth14.0 km (8.7 mi)
Epicenter8°14′24″S 116°30′29″E / 8.240°S 116.508°E / -8.240; 116.508
FaultFlores Back Arc Thrust Fault[1]
TypeDip-slip (reverse)
Areas affectedWest Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Max. intensityMMI VII (Very strong)
LandslidesYes
Aftershocks564[2]
Casualties20 dead[3]
401 injured
10,062 displaced[4]
Map of 2018 Lombok earthquakes

A Mw 6.4 earthquake struck the island of Lombok on the morning of 29 July 2018 at a shallow depth of 14 km (8.7 mi).[5] Widespread damage was reported in the area, and authorities confirmed that 20 people were killed in the earthquake while hundreds were injured.[3][6]

The epicentre was located in Sembalun Subdistrict, East Lombok Regency. The earthquake was a foreshock to the larger Mw  6.9 earthquake which struck the island a week later.[7]

  1. ^ "Gempa di Sumbawa Akibat Sesar Naik Flores" (in Indonesian). Kabar24. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Sebanyak 564 Gempa Susulan Guncang Lombok Hingga Sabtu, 4 Agustus 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference death was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Dampak Gempa Lombok: 17 Jiwa Meninggal dan 10 Ribu Orang Mengungsi – Tirto.ID". 5 August 2018.
  5. ^ ANSS. "Lelongken 2018: M 6.4 – 1 km SW of Lelongken, Indonesia". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Asia Pacific: Multiple disasters affect millions in the region". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ "BMKG Nyatakan Gempa Lombok Magnitudo 7 sebagai yang Utama dari Gempa Pekan Lalu". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.