A Dunedin man on holiday with his young family in Bali has described the moment a deadly magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the neighbouring island of Lombok.
Otago Daily Times online editor Vaughan Elder is on holiday with his wife, baby and their two friends, currently in the town of Ubud in Bali's central uplands.
The quake struck on Sunday evening local time and has killed at least 82 people.
Mr Elder said there had been no apparent damage near their hotel in Ubud but the ''scary'' earthquake rolled on for a long time, causing panic among holidaymakers.
''It was a big shake where we are in Ubud and everyone left their hotel rooms and went out on to the street.
''The scariest thing was how long the shaking went for.
''It was ... a little worrying knowing there could be more aftershocks''.
However, his four-month-old baby was not fazed by the earthquake.
"She slept through the whole thing."
His friends had been in a supermarket at the time the quake struck.
''Stuff fell off shelves and everyone freaked out and ran outside."
