Some info. from the bbc ..
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the south-west coast of New Zealand, prompting a brief tsunami warning but causing little damage.
The tremor struck around the tip of New Zealand's South Island, generating warnings of a low-level tsunami.
People in coastal areas were for a time advised to move to higher ground.
New Zealand said the quake, west of Invercargill, measured 7.8 magnitude, and a second quake about 20 minutes later measured 6.1.
New Zealand's Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences initially recorded the first quake at 6.6 magnitude, before upgrading it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/8151530.stm
Hope all is well with you Carmen
