The couple had been sitting on the front deck of their bungalow, eating chips when “everything just started shaking”. “We both got up at the same time. I looked at his face and I knew it was serious. I went running for the door to go inside, he was running for the stairs to get away from the building,” Ms Ockhuysen said. “The power went off, it was just pitch black.” Jasmine Ockhuysen and Todd Hartley from Brisbane. Credit:James Massola After finding her phone to provide light, they noticed a “massive ornament in our bungalow had fallen down onto the chair I was sitting on. I was horrified when I saw that". “After that we made our way out to the beach, (we) sat out there and (then) we thought it was going to be OK so we went back to our room, then we got that second shudder and we just ran,” she said. The couple spent the night sleeping on a kind restaurant owner's floor and now “we just want to go home”. It’s a sentiment near ubiquitous among tourists who were present when the earthquake struck. Frida Mariegaard and Christoffer Stampe Geisler, Danes travelling as part of a group of 20, told Frida Mariegaard and Christoffer Stampe Geisler from Denmark. Credit:James Massola Fairfax Media they were cutting their trip short to go home. Fighting back tears, Ms Mariegaard said “everything was smashed” when the quake hit. She described seeing a collapsed mosque on the island “and a lot of people who were injured. I think we saw two people who died, there was blood everywhere”. The group slept on a football field, initially, before moving to higher ground. A possible tsunami was their greatest fear through a long night. “We saw a lot of shooting stars and I wished every time, and I really just want to go home now.” “I just wanted to get to my girlfriend,” Christoffer added. Loading The earthquake of 7 magnitude on August 5 caused extensive damage that is still being assessed. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, BNPB, said at a briefing on Monday afternoon that the agency believes the death toll will rise. Mr Sutopo said it was difficult for rescuers to reach victims because of a lack of heavy lifting equipment to assist the rescue operations. He said acongregation was praying at a mosque in Tanjung district, North Lombok, when the earthquake hit. “We believe there are dead people under the debris but we are rescuing them manually. So we don't have any number of how many died under that mosque in Tanjung district,” he said. So far all of the dead are Indonesians, but Lombok and the nearby Gilis are popular with foreign tourists, including Australians. There are reports that 19 foreigners have been injured, but the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Monday afternoon that no Australians were known to have died or been seriously injured as a result of the earthquake. 'Pretty lucky': Dutton Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, who was in Lombok for a regional counter-terrorism meeting, told Fairfax Media the quake "was powerful enough to put us on the floor". Dutton and his delegation, along with his New Zealand counterpart, have since left their hotel and have gone to Bali, where the quake's effects were less severe. "We were up on the 12th floor, the lights went out and we were able to evacuate," Dutton said. "I think we were pretty lucky in the end. "Emergency services responded really well. They were able to evacuate us to safe ground and we are very grateful. There have been no reports of any local injures that we are aware of but we are anxiously awaiting further advice on that." Houses damaged by an earthquake in North Lombok, Indonesia on Monday. Credit:AP The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry said the Bali Process meeting on people smuggling in Denpasar, which Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was due to attend, would go ahead. Bishop has arrived in Bali, and said consular staff were being sent to Lombok to assess the damage and assist Australians. Damage to Matahari shopping centre in Denpasar on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Credit:Amilia Rosa The most severely damaged area is north Lombok, partly because it is the most populated area. Fear of aftershocks By 8am on Monday morning (10am AEST), there had been more than 132 aftershocks, according to Sutopo. Bridget O’Kane, from Melbourne, who was holidaying on Gili Air Island, said she and three friends “heard a huge bang, someone said it was an earthquake, and we raced outside”. “I don’t think I’ve ever been so scared in my life. The earthquake itself wasn’t so bad, it was the fear of the tsunami afterwards.” She said local people had been very kind, bringing blankets and they spent the night in a field. “In the field there might have been about 100 people with us, a mixture of locals and tourists." Irish backpackers Sharon Boot and Fiona Hughes were also on Gili Air and “the restaurant we were at literally came down around us”. “All the staff started to run, the lights went out, the whole roof shook. It was mayhem, the place was wrecked, we got out of the restaurant and got back to our hotel. The pair said there were chaotic scenes on Monday morning as foreign tourists attempted to take boats back to Lombok. “There were no authorities, people were massively overcharging for boats back. It was ridiculous.” Like Ms Boot and Ms Hughes, other foreign tourists at Lombok airport complained about some locals price gouging both for boats to Lombok, and for taxi rides on to the airport. In one district of North Lombok, an estimated 85 per cent of buildings had collapsed. A man walks inside a church where debris has fallen after the earthquake in Bali. Credit:AP The quake hit about 6.46pm Jakarta time (9.46pm AEST) on Sunday, 27 kilometres north-east of northern Lombok at a 15-kilometre depth, triggering a tsunami warning just a week after another quake in the same region killed 16 people. Most of the fatalities occurred as a result of debris falling from houses that had collapsed in the earthquake. The epicentre of the quake was the northern slope of Mount Rinjani, near where the previous quake struck a week ago. The Indonesian Navy ship will sail from Surabaya to Lombok with medical supplies and personnel on board. Credit:TNI Indonesia's BMKG (the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency) issued a tsunami warning soon afterwards, but that warning was lifted about an hour and 45 minutes after the quake hit, at 8.30pm local time. There were also reports of blackouts and of mobile phone networks going down in northern Lombok, near the epicentre of the quake. Footage of damage to local businesses in Bali quickly emerged, too. Australian tourist Sarah Lucy Rice, who is in holiday in Canggu, Bali, told Fairfax Media that she and her friends were eating dinner when they felt the ground begin to shake. "I had one foot on the ground and one foot on a chair and shaking began to increase. Then we realised the earth was moving. Across the road, at a massage parlour, we saw people run out onto the street in towels and sarongs, and that's when we moved," she said. Indonesian soldiers tend to a woman injured in the earthquake at a makeshift hospital in Lombok. Credit:AP At the Matahari shopping centre in Denpasar, staff had a major clean-up job ahead of them after roof tiles were shaken down onto the street below after the earthquake hit. Indonesia's minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, former General Wiranto, said the regional counter-terrorism summit had been postponed following the earthquake. "All delegates who will participate are safe. And due to the quake we decided to postpone the sub-regional meeting on counter-terrorism and let delegates go back to their countries," Wiranto said. Australian actress Teresa Palmer is among a number of celebrities holidaying on Bali who tweeted about the quake. US model and television presenter Chrissy Teigen posted a series of brief updates on her Twitter profile. The host of Lip Sync Battle initially wrote: "Oh my god. Bali. Trembling. So long," before adding "Phewwwwww," indicating that the tremors had stopped. Teigen, 32, is with her husband, singer John Legend, and their two young children, Luna and Miles. The former Sports Illustrated cover star revealed the house in which they are staying is elevated from the ground, which added to the terrifying experience. Teigen wrote: "Oh man. We are on stilts. It felt like a ride. 15 solid seconds of 'holy shit this is happening." Like Bali, Lombok is known for pristine beaches and mountains. Hotels and other buildings in both locations are not allowed to exceed the height of coconut trees. Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of volcanoes and faultlines in the Pacific Basin.<doc-sep>Indonesian earthquake: Structure shaken to near collapse top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The death toll is more than 100 after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake hit Lombok on Sunday evening, according to latest reports. The National Disaster Management Agency has put the official death toll at 91 - but this is expected to be much higher and will likely rise. The agency said the number was sure to increase, once the rubble of more than 13,000 flattened and damaged houses was cleared away. Rosiady Sayuti, Secretary to the West Nusa Tenggara provincial administration told the broadcaster Meteo TV on Monday the number of deaths stood at 142. More than 200 people have been seriously injured in the tragic earthquake which has flattened thousands of homes and buildings. Lombok was only just hit by an earthquake on Sunday, July 29 which killed 17 people and stranded several hundreds trekkers on the slopes of a volcano. The area damaged the most by the latest quake was the north of Lombok, several districts have been hit so badly rescuers cannot access them. North Lombok, East Lombok and Mataram were devastated by the quake. Indonesia earthquake death toll latest: The official death toll stands at 91 people The earthquake flattened a two-storey mosque where locals had been praying, but rescuers were unable to retrieve the victims. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said most victims died after being hit by debris from collapsing buildings. The dead included no foreigners and there were 236 people injured, BNPB spokesman Mr Sutopo told a news conference. The search for more victims has been hampered by power and communication blackouts. Indonesia earthquake death toll latest: Hospital patients in their beds outside Tanjung hospital Mr Sutopo said: “Most likely there are casualties but the victims had not been retrieved because there is no heavy equipment.” Footage and images show many patients, some attached to intravenous drips, being treated outside hospitals, in the fear of further aftershocks. The main hospital in the town of Tanjung in the north was severely damaged, so staff set up about 30 beds in the shade of trees and in a tent on a field to tend to the injured. Rescuers are evacuating around 2,000 domestic and foreign tourists from the Gili Islands off the coast of Lombok, but scenes of chaos show crowds of tourists packed onto the beach waiting for transport. Indonesia earthquake death toll latest: The earthquake has flattened hundreds of homes<doc-sep>
Indonesian earthquake: Structure shaken to near collapse The huge 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian resort island of Lombok on Sunday, killing at least 142 people and forcing the evacuation of thousands. Rescuers still have not reached some of the most hard-hit areas so the death toll could climb. The quake’s epicentre was on land 11 miles (18km) northwest of East Lombok, and struck at 6.46pm local time on Sunday at a depth of 6 miles (10.5 kilometres). The major earthquake was felt 93 miles (150 kilometres) away in Denpasar, Bali. National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho announced on Monday morning the death toll had risen. There were no foreigners among the dead and the number of injured stood at 209, Mr Sutopo said. Thousands of homes and buildings were damaged and 20,000 people are in temporary shelters. A tsunami warning was initially issued as frightened people evacuated their homes and moved to higher ground. Lombok earthquake damage: The death toll currently stands at 142 and at least 200 injured Lombok earthquake damage: Thousands have been displaced by the Indonesia earthquake However, the warning was lifted after a few hours. The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) said more than 120 aftershocks were recorded after the Sunday evening quake. Around 1,000 tourists have been evacuated from the three Gili islands off the northwest coast of Lombok. Lombok was hit a week earlier, on July 29, by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake which killed 17 people, injured hundreds and briefly stranded several hundreds trekkers on the slopes of a volcano. Lombok earthquake damage: The major earthquake was felt 150 kilometres Lombok earthquake damage: There were no foreigners among the dead Lombok is an island west of the slightly larger island of Bali and is roughly 4,500 sq km (1,700 sq miles). Video footage showed people running from their homes and spilling out on the street as soldiers and other rescuers carried injured people on stretchers and carpets to evacuation centres. A spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency told the AFP news agency many buildings had bee affected in Lombok’s main city of Mataram. Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, who is in Lombok for a counter-terrorism meeting, told Fairfax Media the quake “was powerful enough to put us on the floor.” Lombok earthquake damage: A tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake Lombok earthquake damage: Tourists are cutting short their holiday and heading home He said: “We were up on the 12th floor, the lights went out and were able to evacuate. “I think we were pretty lucky in the end.” Many tourists have decided to cut their holidays short and travel home early. The Garuda Indonesia airline said it was adding extra flights from Lombok to help tourists leave. Lombok earthquake damage: The quake’s epicentre was on land 11 miles (18km) northwest of East Lombok Lombok earthquake damage: The earthquake measured 6.9 on the Richter scale AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes tweeted the budget airline would try to lay on extra flights, while Indonesian budget carriers Lion Air and Citilink said there had been a jump in demand for outbound flights from Lombok and Bali. Dutch tourist Marc Ganbuwalba injured his knee as a stampede of diners rushed from a restaurant after the quake. "We are cutting short our holiday because I can't walk and we're just not in the mood anymore, more in the mood to see our loved ones," said the 26-year-old, sitting on a trolley with his leg bandaged. "We are just thankful to god and also to the hotel staff who really helped us. Some of them said their own houses had been destroyed but they were still helping us." Lombok earthquake damage: Thousands of homes and buildings were damaged Lombok earthquake damage: Lombok was hit by another earthquake just one week ago