Coastlines of New Zealand — about 9,600km from the quake's epicenter — were experiencing strong currents and wave surges.

New restrictions take effect Friday on 720,000 acres of the Bureau of Land Management land. Campfires prohibited, smoking limited, cars must stay on cleared roads.

Flash flood watches for parts of Oregon are in effect from 2 p.m. through the evening of July 31. Heavy rainfalls could ...