Powerful Earthquake Of Magnitude 7.0 Jolts Indonesia's Bali Sea Region

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 has jolted Indonesia's Bali Sea region early Tuesday morning forcing people to run out of the hotels.

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hit Indonesia's Bali Sea region early Tuesday morning, reported Reuters citing the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The seismological centre added that that the epicentre was 203 km (126 miles) north of Mataram, Indonesia, and very deep at 516 km below the Earth's surface.

According to the Indonesian geological agency, the jolt was followed by two simultaneous shock waves of magnitude  6.1 and 6.5, Reuters stated in its report. Meanwhile, no Tsunami alert has been sounded in the region.

According to Reuters, the Indonesian and US geological agencies measured the magnitude at 7.1, with no threat of a tsunami. The tremors were felt just before 4 a.m. (2000 GMT) across coastal areas in Bali and Lombok. Guests at Bali's Mercure Kuta Bali ran out of their rooms after feeling the tremor for a few seconds, hotel manager Suadi told Reuters by phone.

"Several guests left their rooms but were still in the hotel area," he said, adding they have since returned and there was no damage to the building. Meanwhile, there has been no immediate reports of damage, Indonesian disaster agency BNPB said, as quoted by Reuters.

 

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Pakistan's Islamabad

On Monday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Pakistan's capital Islamabad. Aftershocks were reported in Peshawar, Bajaur, Swat, Malakand, Mardan, Lower Dir, Battagram, and adjoining areas besides Islamabad. "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.8, Occurred on 28-08-2023, 10:05:08 IST, Lat: 36.41 & Long: 70.44, Depth: 173 Km ,Location," National Center for Seismology said on X. 

The epicentre of the earthquake was Afghanistan's Hindukush region with 184 kliometers depth. People came out of their residential and commercial properties while reciting "Kalima Tayyaba".

This comes days after an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale jolted 423 kilometres west of Afghanistan's Kabul, the NCS said. The earthquake occurred at 9:16 pm (IST). According to NCS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 100 kilometres.