A tsunami warning following a magnitude 7.3 quake off the coast of the remote Raoul Island has been cancelled.
The The 6.57am quake was centred 230km east of Raoul Island, at a depth of 16km and has sparked a low-level tsunami warning.
GNS duty seismologist Martin Reyners told APNZ the warning had been cancelled as there was not considered to be any threat.
Raoul Island is about 1100km northeast of New Zealand and is part of the Kermadecs.
DOC staff and volunteers work on the island, mostly carrying out pest control work.
A spokesman told APNZ they were trying to contact the about eight staff on the island.
Communication was usually through email or skype.
"We can't just pick up the phone and ring Raoul Island,'' he said.
Staff on the island were used to quakes, he said.
"There have been some other big ones this year but no damage,'' the spokesman said.
