One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii, where flights on Tuesday night were canceled,

Oprah Winfrey opened her private road in Maui to help amid a tsunami evacuation as waves hit the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii following a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's coast.

Hawaii officials say the timing of the tsunami warning and evacuation orders following this week's massive earthquake off Russia helped make for severe traffic congestion in some areas