Tsunami waves that hit the Russian town of Severo-Kurilsk, located in the Kuril Islands in the eastern part of the country between Japan and the Kamchatka Peninsula, were higher than three meters - reaching up to five meters at their peak. This was reported by the Russian news agency RIA, following the powerful earthquake that struck Kamchatka last night. Following the earthquake, tsunami warnings were issued in Hawaii, Japan, Alaska, the Philippines and even Australia.