Malaysian Embassy opens operations room after second Lombok quake

JAKARTA: The Malaysian embassy here has activated its operations room to assist Malaysians in Lombok who need consular assistance following a magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted the island this evening.

Malaysians who are in Lombok were asked to stay calm and comply with the directions of local authorities.

The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that happened off north Lombok at 6.46 pm was also felt around Sumbawa Island, Bali Island and East Java.
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Last Sunday, an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale shook west Nusa Tenggara and Lombok at 5.47am, killing 17 people including a Malaysian, Siti Nur Ismawida Ismail, 30.

The earthquake also injured hundreds more while more than 5,000 homes were reportedly destroyed.

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