Tsunami alerts have been issued for Hawaii, California and Alaska following a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia on Tuesday. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Powerful 8.8-magnitude off Russia's eastern coast—biggest globally for a decade—triggers tsunami alerts across the Pacific.

A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings -- and evacuations of coastal areas -- in Hawaii and alerts for other areas of the U.S. West Coast.