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.

A powerful 7.4 earthquake has struck off the coast of Russia, with the tremor felt in Alaska, Japan, and Hawaii, prompting tsunami warnings to be issued in the region

Several earthquakes, including a 7.4 magnitude one, struck off the Russian coast on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, prompting brief warnings of potential tsunami waves on the nearby peninsula and farther across the Pacific in Hawaii.