- Tsunami alerts have been issued after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
- The quake struck 136km (84 miles) east of the coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday.
- Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami advisory for much of its east coast, warning of waves of up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) high.
- Tsunami warnings were also issued for Taiwan, the Philippines, Hawaii and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, with advisories issued for much of the US West Coast.
LIVE: Tsunami alert for US, Russia, Japan after 8.8 quake off Russia’s east
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