19 August 2018 Lombok earthquake

Earthquake in Indonesia October 2024 19 August 2018 Lombok 19 August 2018 Lombok earthquake intensity map.png Shakemap for the 19 August 2018 Lombok earthquake Indonesia 2018-08-19 14:56:28 us1000gda5 612543198 19 August 2018 22:56 6.9 w y -8.324 116.626 inline, title 21.0 km Flores Back Arc Thrust Belt Thrust VII 14 dead, 24 injured thumb|right|Map of 2018 Lombok earthquakes On 19 August 2018 a major earthquake struck with high intensity on the northeast corner of Lombok (Sambelia and Labuhan Lombok settlements) and northwest Sumbawa (Poto Tano settlement) at 22:56 local time, a few km to the east of a series of quakes that had been rocking the area for the past 3 weeks. It was measured at w 6.9 (USGS), at a depth of 21.0 km.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000gda5#executive 19 August 2018 M 6.9 – 2 km S of Belanting, Indonesia United States Geological Survey The Indonesian BMKG announced that it was a new major earthquake and not an aftershock. The earthquake occurred on the same overall structure, the Flores back-arc thrust fault. However, according to scientists, it happened on a different thrust fault as there are many individual structures within the belt.https://news.detik.com/berita/4173527/bmkg-gempa-70-sr-di-lombok-aktivitas-baru-beda-dengan-sebelumnya BMKG: Gempa 7,0 SR di Lombok Aktivitas Baru, Beda dengan Sebelumnya Detik news 20 August 2018 id There were 14 deaths and 1800 homes were damaged, around half of them severely, due to this event, including deaths on Sumbawa, following 2 deaths from the previous Lombok quake roughly 24 hours earlier.https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1525142/quake-swarm-jolts-indonesian-islands-killing-at-least-13 Quake swarm jolts Indonesian islands, killing at least 13 Bangkok Post 20 August 2018 Heavy tiles fell from the local mosque, and 143 patients were treated outdoors in makeshift tents for injuries on Sumbawa.https://news.detik.com/berita/4173817/gempa-lombok-143-pasien-dirawat-di-lapangan-kantor-pemda-sumbawa Gempa Lombok, 143 Pasien Dirawat di Lapangan Kantor Pemda Sumbawa Santoso Audrey Detik news 20 August 2018 id See also 5 August 2018 Lombok earthquake July 2018 Lombok earthquake References External links 612543198 eq-2018-000122-idn – This link covers all the July and August Lombok earthquakes. Category:2018 disasters in Indonesia Category:2018 earthquakes Category:August 2018 in Indonesia Category:Earthquakes in Indonesia Category:West Nusa Tenggara