Hawaii officials say the timing of the tsunami warning and evacuation orders following this week's massive earthquake off Russia helped make for severe traffic congestion in some areas.

The woman captured the "eerie" siren sounds along the coast of Waikiki Beach warning Honolulu residents and visitors about the tsunami.

Tuesday night, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake centered off the east coast of Russia prompted warnings of a tsunami for parts of Alaska and Hawaii, and while it looks like the worst threat has passed, concern is still there 24 hours later.