New quake hits Indonesia's Lombok as death toll from first tremor tops 300

Latest quake of magnitude 6.2 reportedly collapses buildings as search in rubble continues following Sunday’s disaster An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit Indonesia’s Lombok island on Thursday, less than a week after a 6.9-magnitude tremor that is believed to have killed more than 300 people. Thursday’s earthquake struck just after midday, sending panicked residents into the streets. According to information from Indonesia’s meteorology agency the epicentre of the quake was 6km north-west of the island with a depth of 12 meters. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/09/indonesia-earthquake-death-toll-nearly-triples #Headlines by: Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies

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