The sixth-strongest earthquake ever recorded triggered large and potentially dangerous waves around the world.

Tsunami alerts have been issued for parts of Russia, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast after the earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern coast. Follow for live updates.

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By The Associated Press A tsunami hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido ...

The National Weather Service said a tsunami could arrive at 12:15 a.m. for the Monterey coastline and 12:40 a.m. for San Francisco. Up north in Crescent City, a tsunami could arrive as early as 10:35 ...

The first waves reached Alaska and Hawaii early Wednesday morning, with other Western U.S. states bracing for impact ...

Waves were reported along a wide swath of the Northern California coast, including in San Francisco. The rest of the state ...

Tokyo: A tsunami hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, ...

A tsunami hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. Warnings are also in place for ...

First waves hit California and Hawaii after massive 8.8-Richter earthquake strikes Russia - Magnitude 8.8 quake near ...

Earthquake measuring 8.7 magnitude jolted Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting tsunami warnings in Russia, Japan, and the ...