Another earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hits Indonesia, no tsunami alert

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in the sea 124 km (75 miles) north-northeast of the holiday island of Lombok, Indonesia, on Sunday at a very shallow depth of 1 km, the United States Geological Survey said.


Reuters | Updated: 19-08-2018 21:03 IST | Created: 19-08-2018 20:42 IST
Another earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hits Indonesia, no tsunami alert
There was no immediate tsunami alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. (Image Credit: Twitter)
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in the sea 124 km (75 miles) north-northeast of the holiday island of Lombok, Indonesia, on Sunday at a very shallow depth of 1 km, the United States Geological Survey said.

There was no immediate tsunami alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Earlier on Sunday, a tremor of 6.3 magnitudes struck the island, where an earthquake earlier this month killed more than 430 people.

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