Strong earthquake jolts Indonesian island of Lombok

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News ID: 27580
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Publish Date: 9:30 - 19 August 2018
TEHRAN, August 19 - A strong earthquake has jolted the Indonesian island of Lombok as it tries to recover from a quake earlier this month that killed 460 people.

Strong earthquake jolts Indonesian island of LombokTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The U.S. Geological Survey measured Sunday's quake, which was centered in the northeast of the island, at magnitude 6.3 and a depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles). There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.


A magnitude 7.0 quake on Aug. 5 damaged tens of thousands of homes and displaced several hundred thousand people on Lombok.

Source: AP

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