A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck early Wednesday morning in the remote Far East of Russia, near the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a series of tsunami alerts across seve

Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after an 8.7 earthquake hit off the coast of Russia. Parts of Alaska are also under a tsunami warning and watch. The entire west coast of the United States is under a tsunami watch.

A volcano in eastern Russia erupted for the first time in 475 years, prompting a tsunami warning. The Krasheninnikov volcano in Kamchatka became active days after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit the region.