A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake early on Wednesday. Tsunami warning sirens sounded in Honolulu, Hawaii, where people were told to move to higher ground.

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,