Tsunami watches were issued in multiple countries after an earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, July 20 A large 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, on Sunday, July 20 Hawaii and multiple areas near the Pacific briefly issued tsunami warnings following the earthquake The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cancelled the alert after determining there was no threat at 9:42 p.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has cancelled a tsunami watch issued for the Hawaiian islands. The alert came after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia. Officials said the quake happened just before 6:30 a.