HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A tsunami watch has been issued for Hawaii following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia. The earthquake occurred at 8:49 p.m. local time.

The epicenter was near the intersection of Pacific and North American tectonic plates, a seismically active zone. No casualties were reported, and no US territories were within the alert zone.