Tremors 'strongest in decades,' governor warns
Hazardous waves from strong magnitude 8 quake are possible on the coast of Russia and Japan, USGS says
Russia said the temblor off the Kamchatka peninsula was ‘the strongest in decades’.
The Japan Weather Agency said it expected a tsunami of up to 1 metre (3.3 feet) to reach large coastal areas starting around 0100 GMT.
Quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey.
The earthquake was recorded at about 78 miles east-southeast of of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Hawaii and the United States' West Coast are also under tsunami watches.
Küstenbewohner in Russland, Japan auf US-Gebiet sind zur Vorsicht aufgerufen.
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Tsunami warnings have been issued in Japan, Hawaii and all along the U.S. West Coast.
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