Image copyright Reuters Image caption Officers say the earthquake has broken many homes
a formidable earthquake has struck a popular vacationer vacation spot in Indonesia, killing a minimum of 10 other folks.
The 6.4 magnitude quake hit the primary Indonesian island of Lombok previous to 07:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Sunday.
The island draws tourists from across the global and is located about 40km (25 miles) east of Bali.
Many buildings were damaged and dozens of individuals were injured, officers say.
The US Geological Survey stated the epicentre of the earthquake used to be 50km (31 miles) northeast of town of Mataram, in northern Lombok.
One witness told AFP information company in regards to the chaos that followed the earthquake.
“The earthquake was very sturdy… and everybody in my area panicked, we all ran outside,” he said. “All my neighbours also ran out of doors and the electrical energy was abruptly cut off.”
Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because it lies at the Ring of fireplace – the road of frequent quakes and volcanic eruptions that circles nearly all of the Pacific rim.
More than half the sector’s active volcanoes above sea level are a part of the ring.
A significance 6.5 quake struck off the north-east coast of Sumatra island in 2016, killing dozens of individuals and displacing greater than FORTY,000.
