A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 initially triggered a tsunami warning for the southern Alaska Peninsula. It was later downgraded to an advisory.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific. No substantial damage has been reported so far,

One of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that set off a tsunami in the northern Pacific region.