6.6 Scale Richter (SR) earthquake shook Nusa Dua Bali on Friday (February 12) at dawn that was around 01:43:06 a.m. shock strong enough as far as people in Lombok NTB also felt it.

Some people in Mataram said that they were shocked with that quake and though it merely for several seconds they were forced to pour out of the house.

Selaparang Mataram observation staff of Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) – Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics – Joko Raharjo said that the earthquake happened at 10.11 south latitude coordinate – 113.85 east longitude or around 210 kilometer at south west Nusa Dua Bali.

The earthquake central shock Nusa Dua Bali was relatively shallow that is 10 kilometer from the seabed without tsunami potential with it.

The earthquake shook Nusa Dua also felt in Lombok with II to III intencity with Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI).

Nusa Dua Bali is part of Bali province that is close to the Lombok Island especially for Sekotong area of West Lombok regency.

News by Antara Bali