PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia — A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia’s Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region Thursday, .

The strong quake prompted tsunami advisories for Russia, Hawaii and "some coasts," according to the Tsunami waves between one to three meters above tide level were possible for some coasts of Russia.

A was issued for Western Aleutians, Alaska but has since been removed. NWS cleared the tsunami threat alert to coastal Russia a few hours after the earthquake struck.

"There is no risk for a destructive tsunami anywhere along the U.S. West or Canadian Coastline," the said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damages.

The quake was roughly 6 miles deep and hit just off the coast around 7:30 a.m. local time (4:30 p.m. ET).

The qua

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