The Latest, Strongest Seismic Activity Worldwide

The Indonesian island of Lombok is still reeling from the fallout of a massive earthquake that registered a 6.9 on the Richter scale. As it stands, about 100 people have died in the aftermath with over 150,000 other people displaced. Most are still waiting for aid from intergovernmental and governmental organizations to provide food and safe-drinking water in the arid environment.

Indonesia was recovering from a 6.4 magnitude quake that hit the archipelago nation just a week before the most current earthquake struck. The collection of islands rests on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where 90 percent of earthquakes occur. This hotbed of seismic activity encircles the Pacific Ocean creating oceanic trenches and strings of volcanos.