Tsunami ‘coming to French Polynesia’ as warnings downgraded in US, Russia and Japan after massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake

Emmanuel Macron warns residents to be ‘vigilant’ as waves near French Polynesia; Klyuchevskoy volcano erupts in Russia’s far east.

Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach is empty with a tsunami warning in place after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific.

A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far east has prompted tsunami alerts across the Pacific including Japan, Hawaii, Russia and Ecuador, and warnings along the California coast. The first tsunami has hit Russia, measuring up to four metres.