HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A tsunami watch has been issued for Hawaii following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia. The earthquake occurred at 8:49 p.m. local time.

Several strong earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia on Sunday, eliciting a brief tsunami watch for the state of Hawaii. Per the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the first of the quakes, with a magnitude of 6.

The looming tsunami threat in Hawaii has ended after a powerful earthquake in Russia prompted warnings in multiple countries on Sunday, July 20, local outlet Hawaii News Now reported.