Indonesia orders evacuations after magnitude 7.7 earthquake with 'tsunami potential'

Indonesian authorities have ordered people to evacuate after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Flores region in East Nusa Tenggara shortly before 5am local time. The earthquake had a depth of 15km, and its epicentre was 30km from Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara. "Tsunami modeling indicates that this earthquake HAS TSUNAMI POTENTIAL in the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi, and West Nusa Tenggara," a statement from the Director of Earthquake and Tsunami at the Indonesian a