A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has placed the entire West Coast of the United States under a tsunami advisory, with waves expected to reach the California coast at around 1 a.

Tsunami waves struck the U.S. West Coast early this morning after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded — an 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s coast — sent shockwaves across the Pacific.The earthquake caused intense shaking that impacted cliffs,

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded is sending waves of tsunami alerts and tsunamis across the West Coast, Hawaii, and even Japan.