5.6 magnitude quake, residents scrambled Had Bali

DENPASAR-strength earthquake of 5.6 on the Richter scale (SR) which menguncang Nusa Landmark area of ​​West Lombok to Bali Island was up and make the people on the island of Gods panicked and scattered."People panicked and rushed chipped out of the house," said Chief BMKG Bali, Wayan Suardana, Thursday night (9/8).

But the earthquake is located at 9.27 south latitude (LS) and 11.637 east longitude (BT), which is 61 Kilomter in East Central Lombok, is a potential tsunami. Earthquakes occur when people are breaking the fast and felt in Lombok and Bali.

According to Wayan Suardana, an earthquake that makes the residents on the island of thousand temples scared and flew "The position of the earthquake 61 kilometers east of Central Lombok," said Suardana, Thursday night (9/8).

He said an earthquake with a depth of 77 kilometers was strongly felt earthquake Balinese people but this time it did not cause a tsunami. But so far there has been no report on the impact caused by the earthquake shocks.

Information Meteorology and Geophysics (BMKG) earthquake is located at a depth of 77 km. Location of the earthquake which occurred at 18:04 pm It was 9:27 in the southern latitude and 116.37 east longitude.This earthquake is located at 61 km southeast of Central Lombok, 78 km southwest of West Sumbawa, and 81 km south of Mataram. The quake was also felt in Bali.Gempa occur when people are conducting fasting.

EDITOR: HARIS FADILLAH