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| Lombok earthquake: Strong tremor shakes Indonesian island | Lombok earthquake: Strong tremor shakes Indonesian island |
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| The Indonesian island of Lombok has been shaken by another strong earthquake, after weeks of tremors that have killed more than 460 people. | |
| Sunday's quake measured magnitude 6.3 and was at a depth of 7.9km (4.9 miles). It is not yet known if there are any casualties. | |
| Residents said the tremor was felt strongly to the east of the island, and sent people fleeing into the streets. | Residents said the tremor was felt strongly to the east of the island, and sent people fleeing into the streets. |
| The island has been rocked by hundreds of quakes and tremors since 29 July. | |
| The biggest quake - of 6.9 magnitude - was on 5 August, and killed more than 430 people. | |
| It levelled homes, mosques and businesses, displaced hundreds of thousands of people, including many tourists. | |
| Officials said they were looking still assessing the situation following the latest quake on Sunday. | |
| "The earthquake caused people to panic and flee their homes," the national disaster agency spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told local media. | |
| He added that landslides were reported in a national park where hundreds of hikers had been trapped after the first quake. | |
| Lombok is a roughly 4,500 sq km (1,700 sq miles) island east of the slightly larger island of Bali. | Lombok is a roughly 4,500 sq km (1,700 sq miles) island east of the slightly larger island of Bali. |
| Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because it lies on the Ring of Fire - the line of frequent quakes and volcanic eruptions that circles virtually the entire Pacific rim. | Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because it lies on the Ring of Fire - the line of frequent quakes and volcanic eruptions that circles virtually the entire Pacific rim. |