A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has placed the entire West Coast of the United States under a tsunami advisory, with waves expected to reach the California coast at around 1 a.

Tsunami waves struck the U.S. West Coast early this morning after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded — an 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s coast — sent shockwaves across the Pacific.The earthquake caused intense shaking that impacted cliffs,

Tsunami waves hit the West Coast of the United States after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the most powerful ever recorded, struck off Russia’s coast. The impact is causing piers to close in California amid tsunami advisories and water surging in Hawaii.