Following an 8.7-magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka, Japan issued tsunami warnings, evacuating over two million people. Waves reached 1.3 meters, but warnings were lifted Thursday.

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.