The entire U.S. West Coast was facing a tsunami threat after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake erupted off Russia's eastern coast on Tuesday. A tsunami warning was issued in Hawaii, Northern California and in Alaska,

The entire state of Hawaii and parts of Alaska are under tsunami warnings after a massive magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia Tuesday evening. The quake hit an area about 85 miles east of Kamchatsky which is on the south-eastern coast of Russia’s Pacific Ocean peninsula at 1:24 p.

A massive 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast early Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific and along the U.S. West Coast.