A series of quakes including a powerful magnitude-6.9 tremor have struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok, the US Geological Survey says, killing at least two people and causing others to rush out of buildings in panic.
The quakes, which could be felt on the neighbouring island of Bali, came two weeks to the day after another 6.9 earthquake killed 460 people on Lombok.
There were no immediate reports of widespread damage or other casualties from the tremors that started in the morning and carried on intermittently into the evening.
"I was in a restaurant when the shaking started. The lights went out, they are still out. Everyone is still outside, not going back in," Teddy Aditya, an official at Indonesia's search and rescue agency said from Mataram, the main city in Lombok.
"We are urging the public not to panic and to stay away from buildings and big trees.
"We are also urging them not to believe hoaxes and false information."
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