Tsunami warnings have been issued for parts of Russia, Japan, and Alaska, as well as all of Hawaii, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s remote and sparsely populated far eastern coast.

The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center has issued tsunami alerts across the U.S. West Coast following a Magnitude 8.0 earthquake near eastern Russia, in the North Pacific Ocean.

A magnitude-8.7 earthquake in Russia’s Far East early Wednesday prompted tsunami warnings in parts of Japan, Alaska and Hawaii. (AP video by Audrey McAvoy)