 President Joko Widodo inspected the damage in the worst-hit area after an earthquake struck Lombok | |
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| UTC time | 2018-07-28 22:47:37 |
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| ISC event | 615000905 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 29 July 2018 |
| Local time | 06:47:37 WITA |
| Duration | 10–20 seconds |
| Magnitude | 6.4 Mw |
| Depth | 14.0 km (8.7 mi) |
| Epicenter | 8°14′24″S 116°30′29″E / 8.240°S 116.508°E |
| Fault | Flores Back Arc Thrust Fault[1] |
| Type | Dip-slip (reverse) |
| Areas affected | West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
| Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
| Landslides | Yes |
| Aftershocks | 564[2] |
| Casualties | 20 dead[3] 401 injured 10,062 displaced[4] |
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]
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