MATARAM, Indonesia (Reuters) — A series of earthquakes including a powerful 6.9 magnitude tremor struck the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said, killing one person, cutting power and causing people to rush from buildings in panic. The quakes, which could be felt on the neighboring island of Bali, came two weeks after another 6.9 earthquake killed 460 people on Lombok. While some buildings were damaged, there were no immediate reports of widespread damage or other casualties from tremors that started in the morning and continued intermittently into the evening. "I was in a restaurant when the shaking started,’’ Teddy Aditya, an official with Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, said in Mataram, the main city in Lombok. We are urging the public not to panic and to stay away from buildings and big trees.’’

Source: New York Times August 19, 2018 18:45 UTC