On 5 August 2018, a destructive and shallow earthquake measuring Mw 6.9 struck the island of Lombok, Indonesia. It was the main shock following its foreshock, a nearby Mw 6.4 earthquake on 29 July. It
A collapsed mosque in North Lombok
Ground shift due to the earthquake.
Tourists crowding the beach of Gili Trawangan to be evacuated.
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The islands are a tourist destination. Each island has several resorts, usually consisting of a collection of huts for tourists, a small pool and restaurant. The largest Indonesian settlement is locat
5 August 2018 Lombok earthquake
…North Lombok, and the warning was removed later. However, the warning had caused panic as the residents attempted to evacuate to higher ground. In Gili Trawangan, residents and tourists were evacuated to the hills in expectation of a tsunami. In Gili Air and Gili Meno there are no hills, so locals waited in…
Sunset, Gili Trawangan
Gili Trawangan as seen from Gili Meno
Landfill located in the middle of Gili Trawangan, with bulls on top of it.
Joko Widodo examining the earthquake damage.