A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit Lombok region of Indonesia at 22:47 UTC (06:47 local time) on July 28, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 6.4 km (3.9 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was located 1.4 km (0.8 miles) SW of Lelongken (population 0), 27 km (16.8 miles) NW of Labuan Lombok (population 10,000), 47.8 km (29.7 miles) NNE of Praya (population 35 183), 49.5 km (30.8 miles) NE of Mataram (population 318,674) and 63.1 km (39.2 miles) NE of Lembar (population 10,000). There are 3 680,000 people living within 100 km (62 miles). READ MORE
