A tsunami warning alert has been issued for the U.S. West Coast, Japan, Hawaii and portions of Alaska's Aleutian Islands following a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia on July 29.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves of 1 to 3 meters (yards) above tide level were possible along some coastal areas of Hawaii, Chile, Japan and the Solomon Islands. Waves of more than 3 meters (yards) were possible along some coastal areas of Russia and Ecuador.

A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.