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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit Indonesia’s Lombok island on Thursday, causing some buildings to collapse, according to witnesses and the Southeast Asian nation’s meteorology and geophysics agency.
Latest quake follows 6.9 temblor on Sunday that killed at least 131 people
Damage can be seen on a road on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, Wednesday, three days after an earthquake hit the area. A strong aftershock has shaken the island where tens of thousands of people had already been left homeless by the previous quake. (Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images)
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit Indonesia’s Lombok island on Thursday, causing some buildings to collapse, according to witnesses and the Southeast Asian nation’s meteorology and geophysics agency.
The latest quake was felt strongly on the island and followed a 6.9 quake on Sunday that killed at least 131 people and damaged thousands of houses.
A Reuters witness said the latest quake sent people into the streets in panic and caused buildings to collapse.
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