The large earthquake off of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami warning for part of the Aleutians, and an advisory for other parts of the state.

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. Warnings are also in place for Alaska,

Tsunami waves struck Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido and Russia’s Kuril Islands following a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the seafloor off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday (July 30).