DestinationsTremors rattle Bali, shaking visitors to holiday island

No let-up as Lombok braces for more tremors

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Lombok resident describes ‘one tremor after another’.
Lombok resident describes ‘one tremor after another’.

A magnitude 6.3 quake killed one person and wrecked homes near the town of Belanting on Sunday.

Fresh earthquakes have rocked Lombok, with tremors also shaking up Bali.

A magnitude 6.3 quake killed one person and wrecked homes near the town of Belanting on Sunday.

It was felt in the east of the island, triggering landslides and sending people fleeing into the streets. Officials later reported another big tremor in the same area.

Locals and visitors in Bali felt two tremors late on Sunday evening, rattling doors and windows, and moving chairs.

One Lombok resident said, “It’s very unsettling. We have had one tremor after another.” 

The biggest quake in recent weeks - of 6.9 magnitude - killed more than 460 people on Lombok on August 5.

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