Among the death figures, 821 were recorded in Palu, the provincial capital, and the rest in Donggala district, while figures in two other affected districts, Parigi Moutong and North Mamuju, were not included, the National Disaster Management Agency's Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.
Indonesian president Joko Widodo said the military was being called in to the region to help search-and-rescue teams get to victims and find bodies.
Multiple quakes were followed by a tsunami on Friday that swept away thousands of houses, hospitals, hotels, shopping centres and buildings in the region. Video on social media showed people screaming and fleeing in panic for safety.
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the island on last Sunday and was followed by 451 aftershocks, including strong ones with 5.9 magnitude earlier this week.
The north of Lombok was devastated by the powerful quake that struck Sunday night, damaging thousands of buildings and killing a large number of people.
Aid began reaching isolated areas of the Indonesian island struggling after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 131 people, while rescuers Wednesday doubled down on efforts to find the dead, pulling another body from the rubble
An operation was underway on Tuesday to evacuate tourists stranded on Indonesia's Lombok Islands after a deadly earthquake hit islands killing 98 people and injuring over 200 others.
An operation was also under way Monday to evacuate some 1,200 tourists from the Gili Islands.
Over 680 tourists from France, Thailand, the Netherlands and Malaysia were trekking on Mount Rinjani when the earthquake struck on Sunday. According to the officials, the stranded tourists are now slowly making their way off the mountain.
A powerful quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale stuck Indonesia's resort island of Bali and East Java province, triggering panic, officials said on Thursday.
Jakarta: A 7.2 magnitude quake rocked Papua, the easternmost province of Indonesia early Tuesday, however, there were no reports of damages or casualties, a media report said.The quake struck at 4.41 a.m. Jakarta time, with the epicentre at 75
Indonesia, July 4: Officials say the death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province earlier this week has reached 30. Soldiers, police and volunteers are searching debris from the earthquake for another 12
Jakarta,Dec 17: An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude has been detected off the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. There have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered
Kolkata, Apr 12: People came out of their homes and offices, buildings developed cracks and Metro services were halted Wednesday as twin tremors from the massive earthquake that hit Indonesia were felt in west Bengal,
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