Tsunami waves have been reported in Hokkaido, northern Japan, and in Kamchatka, far-eastern Russia, following the 8.8 magnitude quake.

Evacuations were ordered across the Pacific Ocean after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday.

A tsunami advisory was also issued for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska​, and a tsunami watch was issued for Hawaii, the U.S. National Weather Service said.