Link
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usmuah.php
New Zealand Pacific Dopers–Go Inland!
I’m a very bad man and I’m going to hell;
The first thing that came to mind was Carol King’s, “I feel the earth move under my feet…”
No civil defence alerts so far. NZ Civil Defence site. And more on the quake here. Bosda, seriously, mate – do please stop panicking, okay?
So, looks like we’re okay, Bosda. Thanks for the concern, though.
My apologies, if my concern upset you. :dubious:
I clicked on the US Geological Survey site, & saw an Earthquake Icon, bright red (less than 1 hour old), & the size of a postage stamp on my screen (Quake >7).
I got the word out as fast as I could.
:dubious: Didn’t upset me at all, Bosda – but unless there is a real tsunami warning in place, don’t you think “Go inland!” could be slightly over the top? That’s how the last schmozzle happened, with the alarmed BBC reports.
Let’s not cry “Wolf!” too often with this thing.
As I said, though – thanks for your concern.
I’m thinking that anyone that was within say a couple hundred miles of said earthquake already knew about it. 
Also being dopers they are smarter than the average bear and took precautions.
Coincidentally, they’re doing a Pacific-wide test on the tsunami warning system today. Good stuff.