Massive New Zealand Quake and Tsunami Alert

Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake

KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

2011 July 06 19:03:16 UTC 

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1959Z 06 JUL 2011 

... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...

THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR

 KERMADEC IS / TONGA / NEW ZEALAND  

Source: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC)

New Zealand civil defense authorities canceled a tsunami warning on Thursday but warned of possible stronger than normal ocean currents around the east coast of the country after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean north east of the country.

There is no damage or injury reported as  a result of this earthquake.  A small research party had been on Raoul Island at the time of the quake and have been reported safe.

Magnitude 7.6 Date-Time Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 19:03:16 UTC Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 07:03:16 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 29.312°S, 176.204°W Depth 20 km (12.4 miles) Region KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION Distances 163 km (101 miles) E of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 347 km (215 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 913 km (567 miles) S of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 1185 km (736 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles) Parameters NST=620, Nph=625, Dmin=168.1 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usc0004pbm