Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits eastern Russia, prompting tsunami advisory

For the second time in two months, residents and emergency officials around the Pacific rim of the United States were put on alert about a potential tsunami after a Russian earthquake.

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia, prompting close monitoring in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. But no tsunami waves were detected along the remote island chain and the tsunami advisory was canceled.

The National Tsunami Warning Center had issued the advisory, the second highest level tsunami warning, for the Western Aleutian Islands between Amchitka Pass and Attu . Residents and those with interests near the water were advised to "stay out of the water, away from beaches and waterways."

In Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu issued an ale