Earthquake in Bali leaves 3 dead and dozens injured

In the wee hours of October 16, an earthquake with the magnitude of 4.8 hit 62 km northeast of Singaraja, a Bali port town. 

 

Its shallow depth of 10 km amplified the damage. The quake was momentarily followed by a magnitude 4.3 aftershock with a relatively deep depth of 282 km.

 

Gede Darmada, head of the island’s Search and Rescue Agency has reported that injuries included broken bones and head wounds. 

 

The earthquake triggered landslides in hilly districts, killing 2 people and access to at least 3 villages were cut off. 

 

In Karangasem, the area closest to the epicentre,  homes and temples have broken down, the debris killing a 3-year-old girl. 

 

I Nengah Kertawa, head of Bunga village in Karangasem said “Nearly 60 percent of the houses in our village were damaged and can no longer be lived in.”

 

Additionally, houses and government offices in Trunyan and in Kintamani, a popular tourist destination, were damaged due to the quake.