An official says the first waves are usually not the biggest, and it could be as long as seven hours before the warning is canceled. The tsunami was generated by a 7.7 quake off Canada. A senior geologist tracking a tsunami expected to hit Hawaii says the first waves hitting shore are smaller than expected.
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