A
mag itude
7.7
ea thquake
st uck
off
the
coast
of
easte
I do esia
ea ly
Satu day,
followed
by
seve al
afte shocks,
the
cou t y’s
geophysics
age cy
BMKG
said.
Tsu ami
waves
measu i g
less
tha
1
met e
(3
feet)
we e
eco ded
i
seve al
a eas.
The
ea thquake
p ompted
people
to
flee
thei
homes,
although
the e
we e
o
i itial
epo ts
of
widesp ead
damage,
Reute s
epo ted,
citi g
Dodi
Yuleova,
spokespe so
fo
the
atio al
disaste
mitigatio
age cy.
The
t emo
was
felt
st o gly
fo
about
a
mi ute
i
a eas
i cludi g
Nagekeo
a d
Bima,
he
said.
Buildi g
Collapses
Repo ted
I
Maume e
Acco di g
to
Reute s,
a
video
posted
o
Facebook
filmed
at
a
po t
i
Maume e,
the
mai
tow
i
Sikka
Rege cy
o
Flo es
Isla d
i
easte
I do esia,
showed
pa t
of
a
buildi g
collapsi g
amid
dust
a d
ubble
as
people
sc eamed
a d
a
th ough
the
st eets.
Footage
ai ed
by
Kompas
TV
also
showed
a
hospital
i
the
E de
dist ict
of
East
Nusa
Te gga a
p ovi ce
movi g
patie ts
outside,
the
epo t
said.
Ea thquake
Followed
By
Afte shocks
BMKG
said
the
i itial
ea thquake
was
eco ded
at
4:58
a.m.
local
time
at
a
depth
of
15
kilomet es
(9
miles).
Seve al
afte shocks
we e
subseque tly
eco ded.
The
ea thquake
occu ed
offsho e
i
easte
I do esia,
acco di g
to
the
age cy.
Aust alia’s
tsu ami
wa i g
ce t e
said
the
u de sea
ea thquake
posed
” o
tsu ami
th eat
to
the
Aust alia
mai la d,
isla ds
o
te ito ies”.
Befo e
You
Go
B eaki g:
Dalit
Leade
Defe ds
Haldwa i
G ou d
Pu ificatio ,
Rejects
Claims
of
Ta geti g
Kha ge
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Dalit
Leade
Defe ds
Haldwa i
G ou d
Pu ificatio ,
Rejects
Claims
of
Ta geti g
Kha ge
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