One House In Central Lombok Damaged By Earthquake In Southern Bali

Residents' houses damaged by the earthquake in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA/Special)

PRAYA - One house in Mandalika BTN, Batunyale Village, Central Praya District, Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), was damaged after being rocked by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in southern Bali.

"According to preliminary reports, only one house was damaged by the earthquake this afternoon," said Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Central Lombok Regency, H Ridwan Ma'ruf in Praya as reported by ANTARA, Monday, August 22.

The damage to the house occurred on the ceiling and walls above the bedroom and kiosk, but there were no casualties in the incident.

"Assistance to the victims will definitely be given after the members have finished collecting data on the damage caused. There have been no casualties from the earthquake," he said.

Victim HM Hamdiana said that when the earthquake occurred at 16.30 WITA, he was watching TV alone, because his wife was going to Mataram, then it felt like something was shaking, so he left the house.

"After coming out, there was a very strong earthquake. So the upper wall was damaged and the ceiling of the house collapsed. We will temporarily evacuate," he said.

Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to the people of NTB to remain calm and not be influenced by issues that cannot be justified after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the local area.

"The 5.8 M tectonic earthquake in southern Bali does not have the potential for a tsunami," said Head of the BMKG Mataram Geophysics Station, Ardhianto Septiadhi in a written statement in Praya.

The results of the BMKG analysis show that this earthquake has an updated parameter with a magnitude of 5.6. The epicenter of the earthquake is located at coordinates 9.36° South Latitude; 115.56° East Longitude, or precisely located in the sea at a distance of 47 km south of Nusapenida, Klungkung, Bali at a depth of 134 km.

"By taking into account the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake that occurred was an intermediate type of earthquake due to plate subduction activity. The results of the analysis of the source mechanism showed that the earthquake had an upward movement mechanism," he said.

This earthquake had an impact and was felt in the areas of Badung, Denpasar, Klungkung, Mataram, West Lombok, Central Lombok, with an intensity scale of IV MMI. In addition, in the areas of Buleleng, Tabanan, Karangasem, Gianyar, North Lombok, East Lombok, Dompu, Sumbawa, West Sumbawa, Bima with an intensity scale of III MMI.

"As of 17.00 WITA, the results of BMKG monitoring have not shown any aftershocks," he said.