This handout picture taken and released on October 16, 2021 by the Bali regional disaster management agency (BPBD) shows collapsed houses after a 4.8 earthquake occurred in Karangasem, on the tourist island of Bali. - AFP
JAKARTA (AFP): Three people were killed Saturday (Oct 16) when an earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island Bali, the disaster agency said.
The 4.8 magnitude quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10km (six miles) northeast of the town of Banjar Wanasari. Shallow quakes tend to do more damage than deep tremors.
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