One killed, 82 injured in Indonesia quake - Summary

09 Nov 2009

Jakarta - One person was killed and 82 people were injured when when a powerful earthquake struck Monday off Indonesia's Sumbawa island, officials said. Dozens of homes and other buildings were damaged in Bima district of West Nusa Tenggara province in the magnitude-6.7 earthquake, said Rustam Pakaya, head of the Health Ministry's crisis center.

"The victim died after being treated for seven hours in hospital for injuries sustained in the quake," Pakaya said.

He said of the 82 people injured, six were hurt seriously.

The National Disaster Management Agency said on its website that 12 houses, two school buildings and a health clinic were badly damaged.

More than 60 other houses suffered minor damage, it said.

The quake, which struck at 2:41 am Monday (1941 GMT Sunday), was also felt strongly on the nearby tourist island of Lombok, Pakaya said.

The quake's epicenter was in the eastern part of Sumbawa island, which lies about 1,300 kilometres east of Jakarta, the United States Geological Survey said.

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area known for intense seismic and volcanic activity.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293820,one-killed-82-injured-in-indonesia-quake--summary.html.