A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami warnings and advisories across the Pacific, including along the U.S. West Coast.

(The Center Square) – A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Far East coast early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including Washington state’s west coast.

Just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Seattle’s National Weather Service branch (NWS Seattle) shared the following update: “We continue to see tsunami waves arrive along the coast as well as Strait of Juan ...

First, a tsunami, which literally translates to “harbor wave” in Japanese, is a series of waves that inundate coastlines. Tsunamis are generated by an upward lift of waterway bottoms, including oceans ...

SEATTLE — The earthquake Tuesday off Russia’s far eastern coast was one of the strongest in recorded history. People across the Pacific Ocean braced for a potentially devastating tsunami to follow.