Peru has issued a tsunami alert following an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday.
The Peruvian Navy stated that analysis by the country's National Tsunami Warning Centre "triggers a tsunami alert along the Peruvian coast," and the event will be continuously monitored. Hernando Tavera, president of Peru's Geophysical Institute, told AFP that the tsunami is expected to reach the Peruvian coast on Wednesday morning, with waves not anticipated to exceed three meters in height.
The powerful earthquake has prompted tsunami warnings across the Pacific, from Japan to Hawaii.
