A strong earthquake along Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula caused the National Weather Service to issue a tsunami advisory for parts of Alaska on Thursday.

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- An earthquake along the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula caused the National Weather Service to issue a tsunami advisory for parts of Alaska on Thursday.

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred about 90 miles from the Kamchatka coastline on Thursday morning and triggered the NWS's second-highest warning level.

The advisory covered the western Aleutian Islands, from Amchitka Pass to Attu Island, and cautioned people to stay out of the water and avoid beaches and waterways, USA Today reported.

NWS canceled the tsunami advisory shortly after 5 p.m. EDT.

The earthquake also caused the NWS Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii to issue an alert at 10:41 a.m. HST.

The alert cautioned that any tsunami threat would begin at 2:51 p.m. HST, with potential tsunami waves of between 1 foot and 3 feet, according to the Star Advertiser.

No advisories were issued for the U.S. or Canadian Pacific Coastal areas.

Thursday morning's earthquake occurred near the same location where a magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred on July 29, which caused tsunami alerts to be issued throughout much of the Pacific Ocean.

That event caused minor waves in Hawaii and along the West Coast of the United States but did not cause any damage.