"Kiwi Quake"

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-07-06-new-zealand-kermadec-islands-earthquake_n.htm

A 7.6 earthquake hit remote islands of New Zealand early Thursday morning, causing a small tsunami.  There were high waves, but no damage due to the distance from civilization, so it just meant the Hobbits could spend the day surfing.