A massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday evening, according to the USGS National Earthquake Information Center.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles, centered approximately 62 miles from Iquique, Chile, a city home to 227,000 people.
Other nearby cities include Arica at 87 miles away, and Tacna, Peru, at 119 miles away.
The USGS issued a "green" alert for most areas in the quake radius, which estimates the possible effects of the quake. At green, which is 5 on a 10 point scale, the USGS writes that "there is a low likelihood of casualties and damage" but areas exposed will feel "moderate" shaking.
Two cities — Iquique and Arica — were marked at level six "yellow" for damage estimates, meaning residents may feel "strong" levels of shaking and could experience light to moderate potential structure damage.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Shortly after the earthquake, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a regional tsunami warning for surrounding areas.
A warning was in effect for Chile, Peru and Ecuador, and a tsunami watch was issued for Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica, CNN reported.
Pacific Typhoon Warning Center is still evaluating whether there is a #tsunami threat to Hawaii from 8.0 #quake near Chile.
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) April 2, 2014"There is a possibility that Hawaii could be elevated to a watch or warning status," a statement read.
PTWC: Estimated initial tsunami wave arrival times at forecast points within the warning and watch areas pic.twitter.com/4RJ4imC0L0
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 2, 2014
This is developing and will be updated.