WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND -
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a tsunami generated after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake off of New Zealand is small and poses no threat.
The warning center says no destructive waves are headed for New Zealand's western coastline after a tsunami warning was issued early Wednesday.
The waves generated are less than 8 inches in height and the warning was canceled after about an hour.
The quake's epicenter was 100 miles west of Invercargill, off the west coast of New Zealand's South Island at a depth of 21 miles.
The warning center says no destructive waves are headed for New Zealand's western coastline after a tsunami warning was issued early Wednesday.
The waves generated are less than 8 inches in height and the warning was canceled after about an hour.
The quake's epicenter was 100 miles west of Invercargill, off the west coast of New Zealand's South Island at a depth of 21 miles.
