Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials.

Tsunami warnings have been issued in several countries after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, with millions evacuated across Russia, the US and Japan

A major magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck early Wednesday in far eastern Russia. Tsunami alerts have been issued in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, Japan and throughout the Pacific. A tsunami has been measured in the northern Pacific and the United States Geological Survey is warning that tsunami waves are possible as far away as Antarctica.