Tsunami waves arrive on Japan's coast after earthquake in Russia, triggering tsunami alerts for US West Coast

Tsunami waves arrived on the eastern coast of Japan following a powerful earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia The magnitude earthquake triggered fears of a tsunami across much of the Pacific Ocean basin including the shores of Hawaii southern Alaska the entire U S West Coast and British Columbia Tsunami Warnings are in effect for Hawaii and parts of Alaska while the entire U S West Coast and British Columbia are under a Tsunami Advisory after the earthquake struck just east of Petropavlovsk Russia according to FOX Weather This is a progressing story Check back for updates