by Aulia Ahmad Agence France Presse LOMBOK, Indonesia (AFP) — A powerful earthquake which struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday killed at least 14 people, injured scores and damaged thousands of homes, officials said. Five children were among those killed by the shallow 6.4-magnitude early-morning quake, which sent people running outside in panic and triggered landslides on popular mountain hiking routes. Scores of aftershocks sparked fear among survivors. More than 120 […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the popular Indonesian tourist destination Lombok Sunday, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens more, officials said. The strong tremor, which sent people running in panic from homes and hotels in the early morning, was followed by two strong secondary quakes and more than 60 aftershocks. “The earthquake killed at least 10 people, some 40 people are injured and dozens of houses were damaged,” said […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — At least three people were killed after a shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, officials said. The powerful quake, whose epicenter was at a depth of seven kilometres (four miles), hit at 6:47 am local time (2247 GMT Saturday), the United States Geological Survey said. Lombok in southeastern Indonesia is a popular tourist destination, and lies around 100 km east of the resort island of Bali. […]