An earthquake that struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early on Wednesday, prompting widespread evacuations and setting off tsunami warnings in Japan and Hawaii, is among the largest ever recorded.

Even with the epicenter more than 5,000 miles away, the 8.8 magnitude earthquake could still be detected in the Commonwealth.

The US Tsunami Warning Center maintained tsunami advisories Wednesday across the Pacific coast following an 8.8 magnitude ...

Oregon, Washington, and California are under a tsunami watch after an 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia ...

A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...

The first waves reached Alaska and Hawaii early Wednesday morning, with other Western U.S. states bracing for impact ...

Officials are warning people to stay away from beaches and waterways in a small California city near the border with Oregon ...

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia sent tsunamic-linked waves to US' West Coast, as well as Hawaii and Alaska.

Here’s a glance at some of the most powerful earthquakes recorded previously, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Volcano in Russia’s far east erupts after huge Pacific earthquake - Klyuchevskoy volcano erupted after a huge 8.8-magnitude ...

By The Associated Press A tsunami sent powerful waves toward coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands, Japan and Hawaii and ...