In Japan, 1.9 million people had to leave their homes in the north of the country.
Several countries issued tsunami alerts at different levels: China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Guam, Peru, and the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador.
In the American state of California, authorities requested that people avoid staying close to the coastline.
A tsunami with a height of 3 to 4 meters was also recorded in parts of Kamchatka.