A Mw 6.4 earthquake struck the island of Lombok on the morning of 29 July 2018 at a shallow depth of 14 km (8.7 mi).

[5] Widespread damage was reported in the area, and authorities confirmed that 20 people were killed in the earthquake while hundreds were injured.

[12] Landslides struck the north portion of Mount Rinjani, where routes popular with hiking tourists are located.

[14] In Selong, the capital of East Lombok Regency, dozens of patients were evacuated from dr. Soedjono regional hospital while in Sembalun a Community Health Centre was significantly damaged.

[15] Authorities confirmed that 276 moderate aftershocks from 5.0 to 5.5 Mw} were recorded by the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG).

[23] Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who had planned to visit West Nusa Tenggara prior to the earthquake,[24] ordered Muhammad Zainul Majdi, the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara to immediately deploy search and rescue personnel to the affected areas.

Hundreds of tents were set up while dozens of search and rescue personnel, including members from the Indonesian Armed Forces, police and other government institutions, were deployed onto the declared disaster zone.

[27] Indonesian Social Minister Idrus Marham confirmed that the government would send multiple aids to the victims.

[28] On 30 July, Joko Widodo, the Indonesian President, Muhammad Zainul Majdi the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara, and Idrus Marham, the Social Minister visited survivors and[29] victims of the earthquake and sent condolences to the affected families.

On 31 July he stated that the government would immediately provide compensation of at least 50 million rupiah for each damaged or destroyed building.

[36] The Malaysian government through their Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have announced that aid would be sent to the Indonesian people who were affected by the earthquake,[37] with Mercy Malaysia also began to distribute essential relief items for the victims.