Earthquake near the Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia far more damaging than earlier expected
Last update: June 22, 2013 at 6:06 pm by By Armand Vervaeck & James Daniell & Jens Skapski & Carlos Robles
The earthquake happened at close distance from the Lombok coast but was also felt well at Bali, a major touristic destination
12km (7mi) NW of Karangsubagan, Indonesia
30km (19mi) NNW of Mataram, Indonesia
48km (30mi) ENE of Karangasem, Indonesia
50km (31mi) NNW of Praya, Indonesia
1040km (646mi) ESE of Jakarta, Indonesia
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 5.2
Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown
GMT/UTC Time : 2013-06-22 05:42:37
Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km
Update 10:38 UTC : Local Lombok Regional Disaster Management Agency, West Nusa Tenggara, reports that the shaking resulted in 1,700 severely damaged houses. 24 people were injured, 3 of them seriously. The seriously injured people are being hospitalized in Tanjung. The 3 districts who where most severely hit by the shaking were Kecamatan Gangga, Tanjung and Kecamatan Pemenang. We have NO reports of fatalities at the time of writing.
At 6 villages, a lot of brick houses have collapsed. 27 houses of worship, consisting of 15 mosques, 10 temples and two monasteries were damaged at various extend. BPBD has now setup a command post on Lombok to distribute relief aid.
We have no knowledge of tourists being hurt but almost all of them were very scared, especially those residing at Lombok or the Gili Islands.
We have 1 major remark to tourists staying at the island : DO NOT RUN OUT OF YOUR HOTEL WHILE THE SHAKING IS GOING ON, THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS YOU CAN DO. Most of people getting hurt during earthquakes are victims of falling objects while running out of houses, offices etc. Read carefully this internationally accepted advise.
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Update 10:38 UTC : It is reported that an unknown number of people were injured while fleeing from their homes. No injuries by falling debris so far. The settlement were damage was reported was “Kopang“.
Update 09:02 UTC : Local Indonesian newspaper Merdeka reports that a unspecified number of houses were damaged at Lombok and that a couple of houses even collapsed. At the time of writing there were NO reports of injured people.
Update 08:29 UTC : BMKG shaking map for this earthquake. This shaking map has a common zoom index which means that we cant see the detailed MMI values of the Gili Islands. The shaking map below gives a maximum shaking of MMI IV or light shaking. Based on the Experience reports we have received it was a MMI VI at the nearest island
Update 07:29 UTC : After reading some of our own reports from the Gili Islands, we can confirm that at least minor damage was generated. Cracks in walls, fallen plaster, etc.
Update 07:27 UTC : BMKG, the local Indonesian seismological agency reports a Magnitude of 5.4 at a depth of 10 km, more or less in line with the international agencies.
Update 07:21 UTC : The epicenter of this shallow earthquake was below or just off the coast of the Gili Islands. All 3 islands are very touristic and 2 of the islands are very vulnerable for Tsunami waves. The Magnitude is however not strong enough to generate destructive tsunami waves.
Update : The seismogram of this earthquake. the Geofon seismogram shows also the first aftershocks
Update : One of our readers is reporting broken windows in Lombok, which puts another view on this earthquake. As the earthquake was close to the coast (but as there is always a serious error margin) the coastal habitation may have been hit with some minor structural damage.
from: http://earthquake-report.com/2013/06/22/moderate-earth