I would say so Rob with a bang it would seem.
Some agencies are putting it at 7.8


TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0942Z 15 JUL 2009

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND
ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

NEW ZEALAND

FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT
THIS TIME.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE
OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0923Z 15 JUL 2009
COORDINATES - 46.1 SOUTH 166.3 EAST
DEPTH - SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM
LOCATION - OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND N.Z.
MAGNITUDE - 7.8

EVALUATION

IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS BASED ONLY ON
THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR
THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR
SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY IS
OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE
WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE
INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
NEW ZEALAND MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 0951Z 15 JUL
BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 1031Z 15 JUL
WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 1116Z 15 JUL
DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 1157Z 15 JUL
AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 1217Z 15 JUL
NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 1233Z 15 JUL
NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 1241Z 15 JUL
WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 1329Z 15 JUL
LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 1345Z 15 JUL
NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 1427Z 15 JUL

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS FOR
ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.



--- In WorldEarthquakes@yahoogroups.com, "Rob" <kiwi_geofreak@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> This is in the deep south and in a very remote part of NZ. Felt reports will
be sketchy at best for a bit and any damage will be confined to the Fiordland
World Heritage area.
>
> http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/3124785g.html
>
> Sandi, I would say the 6.0+ drought just ended.
>
> Rob
>