19 August 2018 Lombok earthquake

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19 August 2018 Lombok
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Shakemap for the 19 August 2018 Lombok earthquake
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UTC  time2018-08-19 14:56:28
ISC  event 612543198
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local date19 August 2018
Local time22:56
Magnitude6.9 Mw
Depth21.0 km
Epicenter 8°19′26″S116°37′34″E / 8.324°S 116.626°E / -8.324; 116.626
FaultFlores Back Arc Thrust Belt
Type Thrust
Max. intensity VII (Very strong)
Casualties14 dead, 24 injured
Map of 2018 Lombok earthquakes Map of 2018 Lombok earthquake.svg
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 the series of quakes that had been rocking the area for the past 3 weeks. It was measured at Mw 6.9 (USGS), at a depth of 21.0 km. [1] The Indonesian BMKG announced that it was a new major earthquake and it was 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. [2] There were 14 deaths and 1800 homes have been damaged, half severely, due to this event, including deaths on Sumbawa, following 2 deaths from the previous Lombok quake roughly 24 hours earlier. [3] Heavy tiles fell from the local mosque, and 143 patients were being treated outdoors in makeshift tents for injuries on Sumbawa. [4]

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References

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