‘Everyone was screaming and running’: British tourists reveal their terror as tsunami warning is issued after magnitude 7 earthquake rocks Bali
- Fears over tsunami after powerful earthquake rocks Indonesian island Lombok
- Same island was hit by 6.4-magnitude earthquake last week, killing 14 people
- Celebrity couple Chrissy Teigen and John Legend feel tremors on nearby Bali
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the north coast of Indonesia‘s island of Lombok on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey.
Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said the earthquake, which struck at a depth of 15km, has prompted a tsunami warning.
It comes a week after a powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the popular Indonesian tourist destination, killing 14 people and injuring at least 162.
Lombok has been hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake prompting a tsunami warning. Pictured: Damage caused by last week’s quake which killed 14 people on the Indonesian island
The strong tremor, which sent people running in panic from homes and hotels in the early morning.
There was two more strong secondary quakes and more than 60 aftershocks.
This morning’s tremors were felt more than 40 miles away on popular tourist hotspot Bali.
Celebrity model Chrissy Teigen is currently holidaying there with singer husband John Legend and their two children Luna, two and Miles, three months.
She live tweeted the earthquake to her 10.6m followers.
Teigen said the island was experiencing aftershocks and she walked outside naked holding her newborn son.
‘MASSIVE earthquake, oh my god,’ she wrote.
Moments later she added: ‘Bali. Trembling. So long.’
Chrissy Teigen live tweeted about the earthquake she felt on tourist hotspot island Bali where she currently holidaying with family
The celebrity model seen here with three-month-old son Miles is on the Indonesian island with singer John Legend and daughter Luna
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