Magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Lombok Island; Tsunami alert issued

A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Lombok Island on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, just a week after a quake killed 17 people on the holiday island.

The latest quake had a magnitude of seven and struck just 10 km underground, the USGS said.

Officials have issued a tsunami warning and urged people to move away from the ocean.

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“Please go to a place with higher ground, while remaining calm and not panicking,” Dwikorita Karnawati, head of the agency for meteorology, climatology and geophysics, told local TV.