A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, shaking the Pacific Rim and triggering tsunami warnings from Japan to the U.S. West Coast.
Tsunami waves hit Russia’s coast, flooding buildings and injuring several people. In Japan, waves breached sea walls, sparking evacuations and memories of the 2011 disaster.
It’s the strongest quake since that tragedy, and emergency crews across the region are now on high alert.