Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 63 miles offshore of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, 149 miles from Kendari City, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia today. A tsunami alert has been issued along the islandโs eastern coast.
Preliminary Report:
Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time โข 12 Apr 2019 11:40:50 UTC
โข 12 Apr 2019 19:40:50 near epicenter
Location 1.852S 122.553E
Depth 17 km
Distances โข 100.4 km (62.3 mi) NE of Bungku, Indonesia
โข 102.9 km (63.8 mi) SSW of Luwuk, Indonesia
โข 206.6 km (128.1 mi) ESE of Poso, Indonesia
โข 235.1 km (145.8 mi) N of Kendari, Indonesia
โข 270.2 km (167.5 mi) SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.4 km; Vertical 4.1 km
Parameters Nph = 141; Dmin = 381.9 km; Rmss = 1.46 seconds; Gp = 29ยฐ