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.

Russian authorities said several people were injured, without giving a figure. In Japan, at least one person was injured.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific.