UTC time | 2018-07-28 22:47:37 |
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ISC event | 612373139 |
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°16′26″S 116°29′28″E / 8.274°S 116.491°E |
Fault | Flores Back Arc Thrust Fault[1] |
Type | Dip-slip (reverse) |
Areas affected | West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
Max. intensity | VIII (Severe) |
Landslides | Yes |
Aftershocks | 564[2] |
Casualties | 20 dead 401 injured 10,062 displaced[3] |
A Mw 6.4 earthquake struck the island of Lombok on the morning of 29 July 2018 at a shallow depth of 6.4 km (4.0 mi). Large damage was reported in the area, and authorities said that 20 people were killed in the earthquake while hundreds were injured.[4][5]
The epicentre was located in Sembalun Subdistrict, East Lombok Regency. The earthquake was a foreshock for the more powerful 6.9 earthquake which struck the island a week later.[6]
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