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Strong quake again hits Indonesia's Lombok island

Strong quake again hits Indonesia's Lombok island

A strong earthquake hit Indonesia's Lombok island on Thursday, causing some buildings to collapse.

The magnitude-6.2 tembor followed a 6.9 quake on Sunday that killed at least 131 people, damaged thousands of houses, and left 156,000 people homeless.

Indonesia's geological agency said the quake was shallow, at a depth of 12km, centred in the northeast of the island.

It said it didn't have the potential to cause a tsunami. It's the third big quake to hit Lombok in little over a week. 

Reuters news agency quoted a witness as saying the latest quake sent people onto the streets in panic and caused buildings to collapse.

Many buildings still standing on the island have been weakened.

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