Russian officials issued and then soon lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

The country’s Ministry for Emergency Services said the quake near the Kuril Islands could have triggered a tsunami wave up to 19 centimeters (7.5 inches). That warning has now been lifted, Reuters reported.

Locals were warned to keep away from the shoreline. “The expected wave heights are low, but you must still move away from the shore,” Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Services said on Telegram on Sunday.

No tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii or anywhere else in the United States.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) initially said the quake measured magnitude 6.8 earthquake. The Pacific Tsunami Warning System gauged the quake at 7.0. The German Research Center for Geosciences initially evaluated the quake at 6.35 magnitude, but later upgraded it to 6.7.

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Steller sea lions swim during a tsunami approaching the shore of the Antsiferov Island located in the northern Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

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