JAKARTA - The tsunami wave hit the Marquesas Islands in Frenchwas. This region is 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) from the epicenter of the Richter-scale 8.8 earthquake off Russia's far east coast.
The highest wave is expected to occur in the next few hours, but is now expected to reach between 1.1 and 2.5 meters, down from an earlier forecast of 4 meters (13 ft), the French Republican High Commission said in a statement on Facebook.
The sequence of water the first sign of the upcoming tsunami is seen in the Nuku Hiva Islands, Hiva Oa, and Ua Huka.
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In addition, it was also reported that tsunami warnings were still in effect in most parts of the Pacific coast of the United States, but some areas began to secure status.
Most of Alaska's coast is now free from tsunami warnings. The warning has also been lifted in several parts of Southern California.
The tsunami warning is still valid at about 64 kilometers north of California.
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