Authorities reported a shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 rocked the Alaska Peninsula late Wednesday, causing tsunami warnings in the area.

There were no immediate reports of property or human life loss.

The earthquake, which struck at 10:15 p.m. local time (0615 GMT Thursday), was 35 kilometers deep, according to the USGS.

From Hinchinbrook Entrance to Unimak Pass, the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) issued tsunami warnings for southern Alaska, the Peninsula, and Pacific coastal locations. It also issued a "tsunami watch" for the state of Hawaii in the United States.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said it was looking into the probability of a tsunami hazard to Hawaii and the US Pacific territory of Guam.

According to public broadcaster NHK, Japan's Meteorological Agency was looking into the prospect of a tsunami hitting the country.

Authorities in New Zealand said they were also assessing if coastal areas were in danger.

The National Tsunami Warning Center in the United States said it was assessing the level of tsunami hazard in other US and Canadian Pacific coastline areas.

The tremor occurred 91 kilometers east-southeast of Perryville, Alaska. Anchorage, Alaska's largest metropolis, was around 800 kilometers (500 miles) away. According to the USGS, it was followed by seven aftershocks, two of which were over magnitude 6.0.