Inhabitants of the Russian Kamchatka -Schiereiland were warned of potential tsunami waves as a series of earthquakes, including a 7.4 magnitude, the Russian coast declined, according to the US Geological Survey.
According to the American Tsunami warning system, a tsunami threat was issued for the coast of Kamchatka.
“Tsunami waves that reach 0.3 to 1 meter above the tidal level are possible for some coasts of Russia,” said the prediction.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency situations warned residents in the vicinity of the earthquake area that trying to go to the coast under “no circumstances” to view the tsunami. However, the ministry added that “the height of the waves that the coast can reach is not high.”
“A tsunami wave with a height of no more than 60 cm is possible to approach the Aleutian municipal district, no more than 40 cm to the municipal Ust-Kamchatka district, and no more than 15 cm to the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka district,” Ministry of Emergency situations said in a statement.
The warning followed various remarkable earthquakes that hit the USGS within about an hour before the coast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
The first was an earthquake with a force of 7.0 in the sea, about 142 km east of the city, USGS said, referring to provisional data. Within a few moments, an earthquake of 6.7 struck about 130 km east of the city, followed by a series of quakes with Magnitudes that were initially measured at 7.4, 6.7 and 6.6, according to USGS. Several lesser earthquakes followed in the same area.
Smaller tsunami waves were possible in Hawaii, Japan and the Midway Atol, said the American Tsunami -warning system.
State and city officials in Hawaii issued Tsunami watches, which were later canceled, according to the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
“Tsunami Watch published – prepare for acting! A Tsunami watch means that a tsunami is possible, but the situation is still being evaluated,” said the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on social media before the warning was canceled.
ABC News’ Jessica Gorman has contributed to this report.
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