HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency has issued a tsunami watch for the Hawaiian Islands after an earthquake rattled the east coast of Russia. According to the National Weather Service, the watch was issued just after 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, following the 8.7 magnitude quake.

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Russia prompted a Tsunami Warning for the state of Hawaii just before 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29. PREVIOUS COVERAGE — Tsunami advisory issued for Hawaiian Islands State leaders quickly sprang into action,

While emergency sirens warned of an impeding tsunami Tuesday, Hurricane Iona slipped by the south of the Hawaiian Islands, continuing on a 20-mph westward track away from the islands. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Keli was almost directly south of Hawaiʻi Island as of 5 a.m. this morning, also moving west but at 21 mph.

Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward and does not pose any land threat to the Hawaiian Islands, forecasters said.