Two million people are told to evacuate in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever, hits Russia's eastern coast.

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

The 8.8-magnitude quake near Kamchatka in eastern Russia triggered tsunami warnings across Japan and the U.S., including Hawaii, California, Alaska and Oregon.