TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A powerful earthquake struck Russia in the far east on Wednesday morning. As reported by France 24, the Russian earthquake measured at M 8.8 triggered a tsunami in the northern Pacific region, prompting warnings in Alaska, Hawaii, and along the southern coast of New Zealand.

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