Tsunami warning cancelled for Australia and NZ

15 July 2009 | 09:38:50 PM | Source: AP

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Tsunami warning cancelled in NZ

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says a tsunami generated after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake off of New Zealand is small and poses no threat.

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The warning centre says no destructive waves are headed for New Zealand's western coastline after a tsunami warning was issued earlier.

The waves generated are less than 20cm in height and the warning was cancelled after about an hour.

The quake's epicentre was 161km west of Invercargill, off the west coast of New Zealand's South Island at a depth of 33km. It hit at 1922 AEST on Wednesday, the USGS said.

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