Following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan's Pacific coastline is under tsunami alert, with potential waves reaching 3 meters. Evacuations are underway from Hokkaido to Wakayama,

Japan had forecast that waves as high as three meters were expected along the northern and eastern coasts following the powerful Russia earthquake.

Huge waves were seen reaching the coastline of Hokkaido in Japan on Wednesday (July 30) after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.