The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Kyushu, following a magnitude 8.0 earthquake which was felt across the country

US authorities issued tsunami warnings for Alaska and Hawaii. It warned of three-metre waves hitting Hawaii. Waves one to three meters (3.3 to 10 feet) high could also threaten Japan, according to the Japanese government, and the US island territory of Guam, according to the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center based in Honolulu.

A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia has generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast