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| More Earthquakes Strike an Indonesian Island, Cutting Power and Spreading Panic | More Earthquakes Strike an Indonesian Island, Cutting Power and Spreading Panic |
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| MATARAM, Indonesia — A series of earthquakes including a powerful 6.9 magnitude tremor struck the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said, killing one person, cutting power and causing people to rush from buildings in panic. | |
| The quakes, which could be felt on the neighboring island of Bali, came two weeks after another 6.9 earthquake killed 460 people on Lombok. | The quakes, which could be felt on the neighboring island of Bali, came two weeks after another 6.9 earthquake killed 460 people on Lombok. |
| While some buildings were damaged, there were no immediate reports of widespread damage or other casualties from tremors that started in the morning and continued intermittently into the evening. | While some buildings were damaged, there were no immediate reports of widespread damage or other casualties from tremors that started in the morning and continued intermittently into the evening. |
| "I was in a restaurant when the shaking started,’’ Teddy Aditya, an official with Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, said in Mataram, the main city in Lombok. “The lights went out. They are still out. Everyone is still outside, not going back in. We are urging the public not to panic and to stay away from buildings and big trees.’’ | "I was in a restaurant when the shaking started,’’ Teddy Aditya, an official with Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, said in Mataram, the main city in Lombok. “The lights went out. They are still out. Everyone is still outside, not going back in. We are urging the public not to panic and to stay away from buildings and big trees.’’ |
| One person died in the first earthquake on Sunday morning, a 6.3 magnitude tremor, a spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said via Twitter. | One person died in the first earthquake on Sunday morning, a 6.3 magnitude tremor, a spokesman for the disaster mitigation agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said via Twitter. |
| Mount Rinjani, where hundreds of trekkers were stranded after the July 29 quake, has been closed and there were no tourists there, Mr. Nugroho added. | Mount Rinjani, where hundreds of trekkers were stranded after the July 29 quake, has been closed and there were no tourists there, Mr. Nugroho added. |
| The Geological Survey revised down the biggest tremor in the evening to 6.9 magnitude from magnitude 7.2 and estimated the epicenter to have been in northeastern Lombok. | |
| Indonesia’s meteorology and geophysics agency said there was no risk of a tsunami. | Indonesia’s meteorology and geophysics agency said there was no risk of a tsunami. |
| Lombok, just east of Bali, Indonesia’s most famous tourist destination, has been rocked by a series of quakes and aftershocks since July 29, including the 6.9-magnitude tremor on Aug. 5. | Lombok, just east of Bali, Indonesia’s most famous tourist destination, has been rocked by a series of quakes and aftershocks since July 29, including the 6.9-magnitude tremor on Aug. 5. |
| More than 430 people died in the earthquake two weeks ago, and the damage was estimated at about $342 million, authorities said. |