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.

Waves were reported along a wide swath of the Northern California coast, including in San Francisco. The rest of the state was under a lesser tsunami advisory.

A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of California and Oregon, meaning residents are urged to move away from the coast or to high ground. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s alert system issued the warning about 11:20 p.