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.

The entire U.S. West Coast was facing a tsunami threat after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake erupted off Russia's eastern coast on Tuesday. A tsunami warning was issued in Hawaii, Northern California and in Alaska,

A volcano in Russia’s Far East erupted hours after a major earthquake triggered tsunami warnings as far away as California and Chile. A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes.

Oprah Winfrey was falsely accused of blocking an evacuation route during Maui's tsunami scare, but officials confirm she actively helped, not hindered, the emergency response.

The roadway does not actually belong to Winfrey, and efforts to open the road to the public started soon after the tsunami warning was issued.