7.8 quake in Pacific, tsunami warning issued

[Candlelight]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-...-for-New-Zealand-after-powerful-Pacific-quake

A tsunami up to a metre high could hit New Zealand this morning following a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake near the Kermadec Islands. New Zealand Civil Defence said it expected the wave to cause strong currents but not damage to the land.
The quake struck at 7.03am (NZT) at a depth of 20km, according to the US Geological Service. It was felt in Wellington and parts of the East Coast of the North Island.
The quake was originally reported to be magnitude 7.8 at a depth of 48km but USGS has revised it to magnitude 7.6.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Honolulu said a tsunami had been generated and could be around a metre high when it arrives at New Zealand.

New Zealand is currently working through the Sim City disaster scenarios, what with Earthquakes and Tornadoes in recent months.

Next week it's gonna be a sea monster.

 

[Candlelight]

Threat over. Everyone go back to your surfboards.

 

[JarodRussell]

Threat over. Everyone go back to your surfboards.

Why? I thought there's no wave coming.

 

[propita]

New Zealand is currently working through the Sim City disaster scenarios, what with Earthquakes and Tornadoes in recent months.

Next week it's gonna be a sea monster.

First thought, "Release the Kraken!"

Sorry 'bout that. Best of luck to the currently-unlucky Kiwis.

 

[indranee]

Anybody on this board from there?

 

[Finn]

Anybody on this board from there?

The OP?

 

[M'Sharak]

Anybody on this board from there?

The OP?

Also Technomage, Jax (formerly NX-01Mark), The Borg Queen and at least a couple of others whose names are escaping me just now. (I think Narud Otrebor used to post from NZ, too, or was from there originally, but I haven't seen anything from him in a long time.)

 

[indranee]

I hope they're okay. Has anyone heard from any of these folk?

 

[{ Emilia }]

Nothing happened.
The 2nd post in this thread is the clue.

 

[Servo]

Anybody on this board from there?

The OP?

Also Technomage, Jax (formerly NX-01Mark), The Borg Queen and at least a couple of others whose names are escaping me just now. (I think Narud Otrebor used to post from NZ, too, or was from there originally, but I haven't seen anything from him in a long time.)

Jax is from England.

 

[M'Sharak]

The OP?

Also Technomage, Jax (formerly NX-01Mark), The Borg Queen and at least a couple of others whose names are escaping me just now. (I think Narud Otrebor used to post from NZ, too, or was from there originally, but I haven't seen anything from him in a long time.)

Jax is from England.

My mistake, then. I'm getting him confused with someone else who is Dutch and has been resident in New Zealand for the last several years.

[^Edit: NCC1701 is who I'm thinking of. Knew it involved a starship registry number, just had the wrong one.]

It just occurred to me that StarMan is also in New Zealand, Christchurch area.