JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of 7.0 magnitude struck deep in the sea north of Bali and Lombok islands in Indonesia early on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, sending residents running out of buildings.
The quake's epicentre was 203 km (126 miles) north of Mataram, Indonesia, and very deep at 516 km below the Earth's surface, EMSC said.
Indonesian and U.S. geological agencies pegged the magnitude at 7.1, with no threat of a tsunami.
Guests at Bali's Mercure Kuta Bali ran out of their rooms after feeling the tremor for a few seconds, hotel manager Suadi told Reuters by phone.
"The quake is deep so it should not be destructive," BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.
Persons:
EMSC, Bali, Suadi, BNPB, Abdul Muhari, Ananda Teresia, Kanjyik Ghosh, Gayatri Suroyo, Sandra Maler, Stephen Coates
Organizations:
Seismological, Mercure, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
JAKARTA, Bali, Lombok, Indonesia, European, Mataram, Indonesian, Jakarta, Bengaluru