File photo of rescue team evacuates a victim from an earthquake on Tangtu Beach, Denpasar, Bali on May 28, 2019. Photo courtesy of Antara
JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake of 6.0-magnitude, struck off Indonesia’s Bali Island, earlier today (Tuesday), but there was no potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.
The quake hit at around 07:18 a.m. Jakarta time, an official in charge of the agency, Wahyu Kurniawan, said. “We did not issue a tsunami warning, as this quake did not have the potential to trigger big waves,” he said.
The quake has only caused minor damages in Nusa Dua, so far, and there is no immediate report of casualties, said Nyoman Sanjaya, head of the data and information of disaster management agency, on the island.
“Tourists rushed out from hotels when the quake occurred, but it did not trigger panic,” he said.
An assessment on the impact of the quake has been undertaken, Sanjaya added.
Indonesia is frequently hit by earthquakes, as it sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone called “the Pacific Ring of Fire.”– NNN-ANTARA
