Waves roll onto Japanese coast as Russia earthquake sparks tsunami warnings

This is the terrifying moment waves rolled onto the Japanese coast after a powerful earthquake in Russia triggered tsunami warnings earlier today.

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Kamchatka at 11:25 am local time (UTC+12) on Wednesday, July 30. The US Geological Survey reports that the quake occurred at a depth of 19.3 kilometres.