Bali earthquake: Tourists panic as holiday hotspot rocked by 'strong' 6.2 magnitude quake

A "VERY strong" magnitude 6.2 earthquake has hit the region south of the Indonesian resort of Bali, with witnesses saying the “walls of their house were shaking” and reports of strong tremors.

One tourist responded on Twitter to the shock of experiencing the massive tremor saying: “We were right next to the ocean and all eyes turned to the water. Tsunamis are my biggest natural disaster fear." One witness 54 miles north east from epicentre said their “house was shaking, the garden wall was waving”. This quake that has shaken the tourist island of Bali has since been downgraded to a magnitude 5.7 on the Richter Scale.

Another witness said: “I felt the...
source: Express

2019-07-16 05:41

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