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Fresh 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Lombok: USGS

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A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia's Lombok today, two weeks after a quake killed more than 480 people on the island and hours after another tremor triggered landslides, damaged buildings and sent people fleeing and

The 6.9 magnitude quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 20 kilometres and about five kilometres south of Belanting town in East Lombok, according to the US Geological Survey. No tsunami warning has been issued.

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First Published: Aug 19 2018 | 9:15 PM IST

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