Japan and the United States have issued tsunami warnings after a powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday.

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of potential waves between one and three meters high threatening Hawaii, Alaska, and the US territory of Guam. Honolulu’s emergency officials ordered evacuations in some coastal areas, citing risk of destructive waves, according to BBC.

Japan’s weather agency also warned of tsunami waves up to three meters expected to hit large coastal regions from around 0100 GMT. Authorities have urged immediate evacuation to higher ground, warning that multiple waves could strike.

In Russia’s Far East, wave heights of 3 to 4 meters were recorded along parts of Kamchatka’s coast, BBC reported.