<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A tsunami warning has been issued after an </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/earthquakes" rel="" target="_blank" title="earthquake"><span>earthquake</span></a><span> struck off the coast of eastern Russia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 7.8 magnitude quake hit at about 5 am off the Kamchatka peninsula at a depth of 9.6 km, according to the United States Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CNN reported the quake was within striking distance of islands in the US state of Alaska.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/erika-kirk-named-ceo-of-turning-point-usa/51166328-0cb1-4f8a-85d1-4eae5cc70855" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Charlie Kirk's widow named new CEO of Turning Point USA</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NOAA has posted a tsunami warning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The organisation said waves of up to 1m above tidal levels could threaten Hawaii, while waves up to 3 metres larger than normal could loom over the Russian coast.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The USGS has also reported multiple aftershocks, up to magnitude 5.8.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/earthquake-strikes-off-russia-coast-tsunami-warnings/97051698-3940-4e03-9870-587bb90ee815" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>More to come ...</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>