A tsunami warning for New Zealand has been cancelled after a 5.9 earthquake struck near the town of Te Anau in New Zealand's South Island on Thursday night Even then, NEMA said it expected coastal areas to experience "strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore".It said people should move out of the water, off beaches, and stay away from harbours, marinas and rivers.Local resident Maylene Puyat, the duty manager at Te Anau's Fiordland Hotel, told Reuters the earthquake was "a bit strong" and she felt shaking for one minute."In the hotel, it's shaking, but nothing moved in the hotel," she said.Another resident told local outlet Otago Daily Times the earthquake shaking was "long and loud" and sounded "like a train"."The walls were definitely moving," they said.There were more than 18,000 "felt reports" to hazard monitoring system GeoNet.For the latest from SBS News, download our app and subscribe to our newsletter.