Tsunami map reveals red alert zones from Japan to Hawaii after huge 8.8-mag earthquake sends waves racing across Pacific
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Crescent City in California is expected to be the worst-affected
Where are the tsunami warnings?
The quake is the sixth largest ever recorded and hit a port on the Kamchatka Peninsula in
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has a population of 180,000, on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
The earthquake triggered a 4m (13ft) high wave on the southern tip of Kamchatka, with waves inundating low-lying areas and thousands evacuating.
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The quake is the sixth largest ever recorded
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Since then, Hawaii has been bracing for the possibility of 3m (10ft) surges that could strike across the northern islands in the chain.
After the initial earthquake in Russia, warnings have been issued to North and Central America and the South Pacific Islands toward New Zealand.
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It is understood that waves have already started to reach the coast of California.
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The quake struck about 84 miles off the coast at around 7.24pm EST (00:30am BST) at a shallow depth of 19.3km (12 miles).
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At 8:25 am Japan time, the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 8.0, according to US seismologists.
The strength of the quake was then elevated to 8.8 magnitude.
US seismologists said the quake occurred at a depth of 20.7 kilometres (13 miles).
Following the initial earthquake off the southeast coast of Russia, there were multiple aftershocks as strong as 6.9 magnitude.
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What is a tsunami?
TSUNAMIS are waves triggered by earthquakes, underwater volcanic eruptions and submarine landslides.
After an underwater earthquake, the seafloor rises and drops, which lifts water up and down. The energy from this pushes sea water that transfers to waves.
Many people think of tsunamis as one wave - but they are typically multiple waves that hit the shore like a fast-rising tide.
Many tsunamis are small and don't cause damage, but others can cause massive destruction.
In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia - causing waves that levelled remote villages, ports and tourist resorts along the Indian Ocean across Southeast and South Asia.
When will tsunami waves hit North America?
Residents in cities including
and Los Angeles have been told when waves could hit.
San Francisco is set to see waves at around
Waves are expected to hit Los Angeles at 1am Wednesday local time but they are expected to be less than one foot high.
It is understood that the small Northern California community of Crescent City in California is expected to be the worst-affected in the US, after it was badly damaged by the 1964 monster quake that struck Alaska.
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Crescent City turned on tsunami sirens to warn residents about possible waves.
It said: "You are hearing a Tsunami Siren. We are under a Tsunami Warning. Please stay away from beaches and waterways.
"A predicted wave may hit at 11.55pm. We are waiting on additional information about any level of evacuation, read a post from the City Hall Facebook account."
The city has roughly 6,000 residents.
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