Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding Pacific Rim regions continued to experience seismic instability, with dozens of aftershocks being reported on Saturday by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

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.

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka coast, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific — from Japan and Hawaii to French Polynesia and even Chile. The shallow quake,