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HIGHLIGHTS
- a. A Magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred on 5 August 2018 18:46 hrs (UTC +7), with epicenter at a depth of 10 km and located at 8 o22’12.0” S & 116o28’48.00” E (inland), in the area of West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia (BMKG). The earthquake was felt in Lombok, Bali and Sumbawa Island. A tsunami warning was triggered, which was cancelled after two hours since only minor tsunami was observed (BMKG).
- b. A strong aftershock, measured M 6.2, with epicenter located 8.36 S and 116.22 E, 12 km below ground surface. The intensity felt in North Lombok Regency (most affected area) was around III-VI MMI (BMKG).
- c. According to the latest government figure (9 August 2018), there are 259 recorded fatalities, 1,033 injuries, 270,168 internally-displaced people (IDPs), 64,534 damaged houses, and 429 damaged public facilities (BNPB).
- d. The Government of Indonesia through the National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) has strongly stated that international assistance is not required at this point of time. BNPB has encouraged all line ministries to support monitoring of international stakeholders’ activities. BNPB has also encouraged all national/local NGOs based in Indonesia not to invite their international partners.
Those who already arrived will be put on hold and cannot implement any of their activities until further notice. Current emergency response period is until 11 August 2018. - e. Initial sectoral damage and impact assessment activities are being undertaken by various national government agencies and organizations. Several crowd-source efforts to support assessment of damages and humanitarian needs are also available, which will be verified by BNPB and partners on-site.
- f. The AHA Centre is in close coordination with the BNPB of Indonesia and providing support on information management and dissemination of information to regional and international stakeholders both at headquarter and field levels. This includes inclusion of official National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) statement into the AHA Centre Situation Update.
- g. The AHA Centre In-Country Liaison Team (ICLT) arrived on 6 August 2018 to establish communication on-site with BNPB and provide coordination support. All ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ERAT) members arrived on 8 and 9 August 2018. While BNPB has welcomed ASEAN-ERAT, their primary deployment purpose is to learn from Indonesia on its experience in managing the disaster and get exposure on the ongoing emergency response operation.
- h. The AHA Centre flash updates on this disaster can be found here: https://ahacentre.org/flash-updates/ while series of situation updates can be found here: https://ahacentre.org/situation-updates/