"A tsunami is a series of waves and the first wave may not be the largest," said a bulletin from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.

太平洋海啸预警中心的公告称，“海啸是一系列的波浪，第一波并不一定是最大的。”

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued an alert but later cancelled it.

太平洋海啸警报中心发布了海啸预警但随后又被撤销。

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The Pacific tsunami warning centre in Hawaii issued a tsunami warning soon after the quake struck, but withdrew it about 30 minutes later.

位于夏威夷的太平洋海啸中心在地震后马上发布了海啸警告，但是在大约30分钟后解除。

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Warnings for the system are presently issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre based in Hawaii and the Japanese North-West Pacific Tsunami Advisory Centre based in Tokyo.

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According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, the waves this week were triggered by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake that took place some 120 miles (195km) south of the Samoa group of islands (see map).

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