National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Head of Information Data and Public Relations Sutopo Purwo Nugroho in his message here
on Monday remarked that in addition to the many casualties, hundreds of people were injured and thousands of homes were damaged.
Nugroho said most of the victims died from being hit by collapsed buildings.
Areas which bore the brunt of the devastating earthquake were North Lombok and East Lombok Districts, and Mataram city.
West Nusa Tenggara Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that of the 82 casualties, 65 in North Lombok, nine in West Lombok, two in Central Lombok, four in Mataram city, and two in East Lombok.
It is estimated that the number of victims will continue to increase, but the amount of damage to the building is still being recorded.
Meanwhile, the joint apparatus continued to evacuate the victims and do the emergency treatment due to the powerful earthquake which was centered 8.3 degrees southern latitude and 116.48 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 15 kilometers.
Following the powerful earthquake, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded 73 aftershocks as of 00:00 Monday.
The aftershocks had steadily declining intensity, the BMKG said in a statement received early Monday.
As the local residents still felt the aftershocks, they opted to save themselves in open space, the agency said.
The BMKG said the magnitude-7 quake was the main shock of the series of quakes which hit the province earlier.
The magnitude 7 quake almost had the same epicenter as the magnitude 6.4 quake which hit the province on July 29 this year.
Judging by its epicenter, hypcenter depth and source mechanism, the quake is a shallow quake due to the activity of Flores back arc trust.
Reporting by Dewanti L
Editing by Otniel Tamindael
Reporter: Antara
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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