Dozens dead as new severe quake hits Indonesia's Lombok island

A magnitude-7 earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Lombok, barely a week after another tremor shook the area, leaving more than 80 people dead and dozens injured.

A mother holds her son during aftershocks at Duman Village in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Source: AAP

Officials say the damage appears to be centred on Lombok's main city of Mataram with residents and tourists running out of buildings and into the streets.