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7.4 Earthquake hits the Russian coast, prompting Russia's brief tsunami warning

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Several earthquakes on Sunday, including a magnitude 7.4, hit the Russian coast, prompted a brief warning of potential tsunami waves in nearby peninsular and the Pacific region of Hawaii, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

According to the U.S. tsunami warning system, a tsunami threat was initially issued on the coast of the Kanchitka Peninsula in Russia. In an emergency in Russia, the tsunami warning was later removed for all areas near the Pacific.

The ministry warns residents near earthquake areas that they should try to go to the coast to watch the tsunami in “under any circumstances”. The ministry added that “the height of the waves that may reach the coast is not high.”

“The tsunami wave must not exceed 60 cm, and can approach the Aleutian municipal district, and to the Ust-Kamchatka urban district, no more than 40 cm, no more than 15 cm, while the Petropopavlovsk-kamchatka district announced the tsunami aremii wardami wardarami in an emergency,

According to the USGS, the alarm was several famous earthquakes hit in about an hour from Russia's Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky coast.

USGS takes preliminary data as an example, the first is a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the sea about 142 kilometers east of the city. According to USGS, an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 was hit at an instant about 130 kilometers east of the city, followed by a series of earthquakes with initially measured amplitudes of 7.4, 6.7 and 6.6. In the same area, several earthquakes at different depths are smaller.

The U.S. tsunami warning system said in the earthquake that in Hawaii, Japan and Midway Atolls are possible tsunamis. The NWS Pacific Pacunami Warning Center said state and city officials in Hawaii issued tsunami watches, which were later cancelled.

“The release of Tsunami Watchers – ready to take action! The tsunami means there may be a tsunami, but the situation is still being evaluated,” the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management said on social media.

ABC News's Jessica Gorman contributed to the report.