Alaska under tsunami advisory after Russian earthquake

A tsunami advisory was issued for parts of Alaska on Sept. 18 following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia.

The advisory, the second highest warning level, covers the Western Aleutian Islands between Amchitka Pass and Attu . The National Weather Service in Anchorage issued an advisory saying that residents should "stay out of the water, away from beaches and waterways."

The NWS Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu issued an alert saying that it is "too early" to determine if there is a threat to the state and "if there is a tsunami threat to Hawaii, the earliest it would begin would be 2:51 p.m. HST."

This is a developing story that will be updated.