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.

Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for the Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory stemming from the magnitude 8.0 quake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

A massive 8.0 earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami alerts in Hawaii, Alaska, Japan, and Russia. Hawaii is under a tsunami watch, while Alaska's Aleutian Islands are under an advisory.