Tag: Lombok

Over 1,290 foreign tourists evacuated to Bali

By TN
August 7, 2018

Denpasar Airport in Bali, Indonesia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

More than 1,290 tourists, mostly foreign nationals, who were evacuated from three popular islets off the northwest coast of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), [Read More…]

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Tsunami warning after Bali, Lombok hit by earthquake

By TN
August 5, 2018

Meulaboh in Sumatra, Indonesia after the 2005 Tsunami. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jennifer Rivera.

Indonesia’s resort islands of Bali and Lombok were rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake this evening, prompting a tsunami warning and panic among holidaymakers and [Read More…]

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At Least 82 Killed, Thousands Evacuated After Major Quake in Indonesia

By TN
August 5, 2018

Meulaboh in Sumatra, Indonesia after tsunami.

An aerial view of Tsunami-stricken Meulaboh in Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jordon R. Beesley.

At least 82 people were killed after a 6.9-magnituted earthquake struck Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok Sunday. The earlier reports said that 37 people [Read More…]

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6.2 quake strikes Indonesia off Lombok coast

By TN
June 9, 2016

Indonesian women harvesting tea in Bogor, West Java. Photo: Danumurthi Mahendra.

A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck some 190 miles south of the Indonesian island of Lombok, according to preliminary data from the US Geological [Read More…]