Two teachers walk past tiles which fell off the damaged roof of a school building after a earthquake hit the area in Jimbaran on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on July 16, 2019. - A strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian holiday island of Bali on July 16, the United States Geological Survey said, causing residents to flee their homes and damaging several buildings. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP)
Denpasar: A strong earthquake struck off the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, the United States Geological Survey said, causing residents to flee their homes and damaging several buildings.
The quake, which had a magnitude of 5.7, hit at 7.18am local time yesterday and was centred 82.1km southwest of the island’s capital Denpasar, according to the USGS.
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