U.S. authorities put out tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off Russia’s Kuril Islands, but meteorological officials in Japan issued no alerts, although they said there might be slight tidal changes and the tsunami warning was later cancelled.
Meteorological authorities in Japan didn’t issue any tsunami alerts while U.S. authorities canceled a warning for Hawaii after the earthquake struck off Russia’s Kuril Islands.
The U.S Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said the country’s West Coast, Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia didn’t face any tsunami danger from the quake.
Some of the U.S. coastal areas may experience non-damaging sea level changes, the agency added.
The Japan Meteorological Association also said there might be slight tidal changes but said no warnings or even watch advisories had been issued.
The earthquake, 218 km (135 miles) south-southeast of the town of Severo, struck at a depth of 56.7 km (35 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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