Russia’s Tass news agency reported from the biggest city nearby, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, that many people ran out into the street without shoes or outerwear at what was mid-morning Wednesday there.

A massive 8.8-magnitude quake struck off Russia’s Far East, sending tsunami waves across the Pacific. While damage in Russia was limited, evacuations were triggered from Japan, Hawaii and the US West Coast.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines issued the following statement: “We are monitoring a tsunami warning for the Hawaiian Islands and portions of the state of Alaska and assessing our flight operations. We are holding flight departures to the Islands on Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines.