Strong and shallow M6.8 earthquake hits near the coast of Central Sulawesi, tsunami possible, Indonesia

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 hit near the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia at

11:40 UTC on April 12, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 17.5 km (10.9 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.8 at a depth of M6.8 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).

The epicenter was located 100 km (62 miles) NE of Bungku, 103 km (64 miles) SSW of Luwuk and 207 km (129 miles) ESE of Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

There are about 310 000 people living within 100 km (62 miles).

A tsunami is possible, authorities said. Parts of the region have been evacuated.