82 dead as powerful earthquake rocks Indonesia's Lombok island

John Bacon | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Deadly earthquake hits Indonesia, near Bali The popular tourist island of Lombok was hit with a strong earthquake killing at least 39 people.

The death toll rose to 82 after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok and on nearby Bali on Sunday, damaging buildings, sending terrified residents and tourists running into the streets and triggering a brief tsunami warning.

Social media posts from the scene showed debris piled on streets and sidewalks. Hospital patients, many still in their beds, were rolled out onto streets as a safeguard against structural damage to the hospital buildings.

"Back in the house now. That was an attention getter," tweeted @Bali_chris. "Strongest quake we’ve felt in the 13 years we’ve been here. Much stronger than the last one in Lombok that we felt in Bali. Hope everyone in Lombok is safe."

Here’s another pic somewhere outside Ngurah Rai airport pic.twitter.com/F7MZ3JlUZY — Bali_chris (@Bali_chris) August 5, 2018

Lombok, about 50 miles east of Bali, was rocked by a magnitude 6.4 quake less than a week ago that killed 16 people. That quake injured more than 150 people, damaged thousands of homes and cut off power to many more.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency for Indonesia had reported scores of aftershocks in the hours after last week’s quake – and had warned that another major quake could be imminent.

The agency issued a tsunami warning after Sunday's temblor, but withdrew the warning a short time later.

Iwan Asmara, an official from the local Disaster Mitigation Agency, said panicked residents and tourists ran from their homes and hotels to move to higher ground. Model Chrissy Teigen, vacationing in Bali with husband John Legend and their children, said she fled to the streets.

"oh my god. Bali. trembling. So long," Teigen tweeted. "Oh man. We are on stilts. It felt like a ride. 15 solid seconds."

So many aftershocks 😩😩😩 — christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) August 5, 2018

Minutes later Teigen tweeted: "im either still trembling or these little quakes won’t stop IM TRYING TO BE NORMAL HERE"

British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow was on Lombok when the quake hit.

"Thank you for for your concern – we’re all fine – a bit shaken up," Barlow tweeted.

The quake struck at 6:46 p.m. local time Sunday with an epicenter located 12 miles southwest of East Lombok. Lombok is known for its beaches, surfing, diving and snorkeling, and is home to a sea turtle hatchery.

Indonesia, made up of thousands of islands, has a population of more than 260 million people. The archipelago is part of the Ring of Fire, an area in the Pacific known for volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Contributing: The Associated Press