One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck in Russia’s far east, sparking tsunami warnings across the Pacific and in the US.

People have been told to get to safety in higher ground after the 8.8 tremor started a tsunami in the northern Pacific.

The first tsunami waves landed on Russia’s Kuril Islands on the Kamchatka peninsula, which sits on the ‘Ring of Fire,’ where a state of emergency has been declared following the earthquake. Continues…