S everal 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.

The giant earthquake was recorded at 12:37 p.m. local time, southeast of Sand Point, a community located on Popof Island in the Aleutian Chain.

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.