The sixth-strongest earthquake ever recorded has triggered waves several feet high hurtling towards coastal areas worldwide.Countries in and around the Pacific Ocean have been placed on varying degrees of alerts for anticipated tsunamis.

Watch a live view of beach and hotels in Hawaii on Wednesday (30 July) after authorities issued tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. Tsunami waves have already hit Russia and Japan after one of the strongest recorded earthquakes at an 8.

One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded happened off the Russian coast, triggering tsunami warnings from the U.S. west coast to South America. In Hawaii, people clamored to the top of high-rises and a traffic rush headed away from the coast.