No tsunami threat to Hawaii from 7-magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kuril Islands, officials say - A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake struck Russia’s Kuril Islands

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several people were injured,

A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.