Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Lombok region of Indonesia

The earthquake struck at 6.47 am local time (11.47pm BST), and its epicenter was located 80 miles north-east of the city of Mataram on the island of Lombok, which has a population of 319,000. Lombok is located close to the popular tourist destination of Bali. The earthquake was preceded by a moderate size tremor 41 minutes prior.

Local residents reported feeling aftershocks following the main tremor. A magnitude 5.5 magnitude earthquake followed the initial tremor at 0.06am BST. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) noted that the estimated population in the affected region is 6.5 million inhabitants. READ MORE