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The shallower an earthquake is, the more destructive its effects on the surface tend to be.<\/p>\n
Strong aftershocks were felt in the same area, including one with a magnitude of 6.1.<\/p>\n
Video taken at the port in Maumere showed large chunks of concrete breaking off the terminal building onto passengers waiting to board an inter-island ferry. Some were thrown into the sea when the gangway to a ship collapsed. <\/p>\n
Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena, governor of East Nusa Tenggara province, told a news conference that they were killed in their sleep by collapsing rubble. <\/p>\n
Arnold Welianto, who lives in Talibura, a village near the coastline in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, said he was awoken by the “very strong shaking”, adding: “I was startled awake and immediately went to my child’s room.”<\/p>\n
He told the BBC that many people had already fled into the hills.<\/p>\n
“Some other residents were standing along the roadside because the sea had also receded,” he explained. “The water remained low for quite some time, so everyone panicked and ran – I went around to the community health centre, and the people there had already been evacuated.”<\/p>\n
A tsunami warning was issued but lifted around three hours after the initial jolt when no significant sea level rise was detected.<\/p>\n
A stream of people could be seen moving inland on motorbikes after authorities issued a tsunami warning. BNPB said 2,000 people had evacuated or relocated on their own.<\/p>\n
It said three fatalities had been recorded in Sikka province, six in Manggarai province, and five in East Manggarai province.<\/p>\n
At least two others had been seriously injured and 11 slightly injured, the disaster agency added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n