A strong earthquake hit about 30 minutes ago in the New Zealand area. No
details are yet available.
The New Zealand Seismogram is at:
http://www.gns.cri.nz/news/earthquakes/latest_drum.html
Global seismograms are also showing this large regional event at:
http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.htm

New Zealand has been an area in the cross-hairs of all three recent large events
- Kamchatka, Guam and Banda Sea for far-field triggering and was expected
to see a large event around this time (see daily reports and far-field forecasts).
More when details become available.

• New Zealand seismogram at Cannon Point North Island