Britons have been issued tsunami warnings for 15 different countries by the Foreign Office after this morning's record-breaking earthquake.

The list includes: Chile, Costa Rica, Kiribati, French Polynesia, USA, Peru, Samoa, Japan, Solomon Islands, Ecuador, Russia, New Zealand and Tonga.

The advice from the Foreign Office states: "An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.7 has struck the eastern coast of Russia in the Kamchatka Peninsula region.

"A tsunami threat message has been issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.

"If you are in the affected areas potentially affected by the earthquake or tsunami you should follow the advice of the local authorities."