SEMBALUN, Indonesia (AP) — Multiple strong earthquakes killed at least a dozen people on the Indonesian islands of Lombok and Sumbawa as the region was trying to recover from a temblor earlier this month that killed hundreds of people.A shallow magnitude 6.9 quake that hit about 10 p.m. was one of several powerful earthquakes Sunday in the northeast of Lombok that also caused landslides.
Quake Swarm Jolts Indonesian Islands, Killing At Least 12
By ROSIDIN SEMBAHULUN | Associated Press, The Providence Journal
Mon, 08/20/2018 - 5:29am
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