Earthquake Rocks Indonesian Islands, Damages Buildings

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Bali, July 16, 2019:

An earthquake shook Bali and other Indonesian islands on Tuesday, causing panic and damaging homes and other buildings. However, there were no immediate reports of casualties.

The magnitude 5.7 quake was centered at sea 82 kilometers (51 miles) to the southwest of Denpasar on Bali at a depth of 91 kilometers (57 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Dispelling fears, the Indonesian geophysics agency said the quake didn’t have the potential to cause a tsunami.

The national disaster agency posted photos on its Twitter account showing a damaged house and mosque in Banyuwangi in East Java and a damaged Hindu temple in Bali. Damage was also caused to an ornate entranceway in Nusa Dua, an area home to high-end resorts in Bali.

The main hospital in Denpasar evacuated patients, some attached to intravenous drips, to the hospital grounds, television footage on Indonesian media outlets showed.

It may be mentioned that an earthquake on Sunday in North Maluku province killed two people and damaged dozens of homes.

Indonesia, home to more than 260 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location along the Pacific “Ring of Fire.” A powerful Indian Ocean quake and tsunami in 2004 killed a total of 230,000 people in a dozen countries, and most of the casualties were reported in Indonesia.

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Edited By: Admin

Published On: Jul 16, 2019