A tsunami warning was issued for parts of Alaska Wednesday night after one of the largest earthquakes in decades struck the peninsula.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was magnitude 8.2 and hit 56 miles east southeast of Perryville, Alaska at about 8:15 p.m. (AKDT). The quake was about 29 miles below the surface of the ocean, according to USGS.
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The Alaska Earthquake Center said the earthquake was felt throughout the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak.
Two other earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes of 6.2 and 5.6 occurred in the same area within a half hour of the first one, USGS reported.
The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for portions of the state. That warning was lifted about two hours later. A tsunami watch had also been issued for Hawaii, but was later canceled.
The 8.2 magnitude earthquake is the strongest shaker in North America since 1964, CNN reported.
It's not yet clear how much damage the earthquake caused, or if anyone was injured.
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