Lombok island rocked by 6.3-magnitude earthquake

JAKARTA: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesia's Lombok on Sunday (Aug 19), just two weeks after a powerful quake shook the island.

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor was centered west-southwest of Belanting town in East Lombok at a relatively shallow depth of 7.9 kilometres.

Residents said the quake was felt strongly in East Lombok.

"I was driving to deliver aid to evacuees when suddenly the electricity pole was swaying. I realised it was an earthquake.

"People started to scream and cry. They all ran to the street," East Lombok resident Agus Salim told AFP.

The tremor was also felt in the island's capital Mataram and on the neighbouring resort island of Bali.
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