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East Lombok Regency is a regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara.It is located on the island of Lombok, of which it comprises the eastern third (including minor offshore islands); the administrative capital is the town of Selong.
Lombok, [a] is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia.It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said it expected the death toll to rise once the rubble of more than 13,000 damaged houses was cleared away.
Central Lombok Regency is a regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara.It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Praya.It covers an area of 1,208.39 km 2, and had a population of 859,309 at the 2010 census [2] and 1,034,859 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,099,211 (comprising 545,905 males and 553,306 females).
West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province is located in the southern part of Indonesia, consisting of two large islands, Lombok and Sumbawa, with diverse tribes and cultures. According to the latest census, the population of NTB has reached around 5 million people.
The Lombok Times is an English-language newspaper which was founded in 2003 as an information medium for the growing English language speaking community, which consists of both visiting tourists and foreign expatriates in the Indonesian provinces of West Nusa Tenggara and Bali.
A M w 6.4 earthquake struck the island of Lombok on the morning of 29 July 2018 at a shallow depth of 14 km (8.7 mi). [5] Widespread damage was reported in the area, and authorities confirmed that 20 people were killed in the earthquake while hundreds were injured. [3] [6] The epicentre was located in Sembalun Subdistrict, East Lombok Regency.
The earthquake has its epicenter in East Lombok Regency, with a reported magnitude and depth of M w 5.6 and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), [2] while the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) reported a magnitude of M w 5.4 and a depth of 11 kilometres (6.8 mi).