Major tsunami no longer expected to hit Hawaii but coasts remain hazardous

Powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia triggered tsunami alerts across Pacific including for US and Japan

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A major tsunami was not expected to strike Hawaii, a Pacific monitoring agency has said, after the initial waves hit the islands following a powerful magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's eastern coast.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, operated by the US National Weather Service, said in an update that based on all available data", a major tsunami was not expected to hit the state of Hawaii, although it warned all coasts could remain a hazard to swimmers and boaters", including people near the shore, due to sea level changes, powerful waves and strong currents.