strong, deep 7.1-magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks rattled Bali and several other islands on Tuesday, sending panicked tourists into the streets but causing no major damage.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the quake hit at 3:55 p.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA) and was followed by four other weaker shocks. No tsunami warning was issued
The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Java Sea, around 163 kilometers north of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, and a depth of 525 km.
"I felt it was shaking strongly for quite a long time. It woke me up," a Denpasar resident Wayan Dharma told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
Other Bali residents said a second aftershock sent "longer and stronger" tremors than the first.
"When the first earthquake struck, I woke up my husband. Not long after that, the second earthquake struck, so we immediately took our children outside," Ardylla Yuliacitra, 31, told AFP.
"The first earthquake made me sway like on a boat, and the second made my house tremble."
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