Live updates: Hawaii under tsunami warning hours after Russia earthquake
A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, where waves set off by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's remote Far East are expected to arrive after 7 p.m. local time (1 a.m. ET).
The temblor struck at 1:25 p.m. Hawaii time, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center. Soon thereafter, Oahu Emergency Management warned that 'destructive tsunami waves' were expected, and alert sirens sounded in Hawaii.
'Our appeal to you is: If you're in a low-lying area, get yourself safe, get to higher ground,' Oahu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said at a news conference.
The quake has already triggered tsunami waves that hit Japan and Russia's Kuril Islands in the Pacific. No deaths were immediately reported.
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