Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials.

Tsunami warnings were issued around the Pacific Ocean after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the late morning local time on July 30. Waves 5.7 feet above normal reached Hawaii,

Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has been rocked by yet another earthquake, this time a magnitude 6.0 tremor, just six days after a catastrophic 8.8 magnitude quake shattered the region and sent tsunami warnings rippling across the Pacific.