Hawaii officials have confirmed there is no tsunami threat to the state after a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake struck Russia’s Kuril Islands on Sunday.Oahu Emergency Management confirmed the quake posed no danger to Hawaii.

A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

The worst predictions did not come to pass after a major earthquake off the coast of Russia sent a surge of water across the Pacific.