At least 10 people died when a powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquakestruck off Chile's coast on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami. In thecoastal town of Coquimbo, waves of 15 feet struck the shore.

A tsunami alert was issued for the entire Chilean coast, but hassince been lifted. More than one million people were evacuatedfrom their homes.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quakestruck off the coast of Coquimbo, 29 miles west of the city ofIllapel, at 6:45 p.m. local time. Authorities said many housescollapsed in the inland city of Illapel, about 175 miles north ofSantiago.

According to The Weather Channel, in the U.S., initialtsunami waves arrived in the Hawaiian Islands, with a magnitude of3 feet measured at Hilo and 2.2 feet in Kahului, Maui. A 2-3 inchrise was also measured at Honolulu. The Pacific TyphoonWarning Center has since canceled the tsunami advisory forHawaii.

The U.S. government's National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC)also issued a tsunami advisory for Southern California, includingcoastal areas of the counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego. NTWC said tsunami wavesof less than 1 foot above normal tide levels were measured as farnorth as Crescent City, Calif.

Take a look at some of the early images out of Chile.

People embrace amid the destruction left behind by anearthquake-triggered tsunami in Concon, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 17,2015. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A boat stands on a dock after it was lifted by anearthquake-triggered tsunami in Coquimbo, Chile, Thursday, Sept.17, 2015. (Agencia Uno/Hernan Contreras viaAP)

A car is surrounded by debris in a flooded street after anearthquake-triggered tsunami hit Concon, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 17,2015. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

People walk past destroyed surfing schools on the beachafter an earthquake-triggered tsunami in Concon, Chile. (APPhoto/Matias Delacroix)

Police patrol a debris strewn street in Valparaiso, Chile,after a tsunami, caused by an earthquake hit the area, Wednesday,Sept. 16, 2015. A magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile'snorthern coast, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and othercities and sending people running into the streets. Authoritiesreported one death in a town north of the capital. (Pablo OvalleIsasmendi/AGENCIA UNO via AP)

A woman stands outside a destroyed house in Illapel, Chile,Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. A magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit offnorthern Chile on Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in thecapital of Santiago and prompting authorities to issue a tsunamiwarning for the Andean nation's entire Pacific coast. People soughtsafety in the streets of inland cities, while others along theshore took to their cars to get to higher ground. (AP Photo/LuisHidalgo)

People stand inside a home destroyed by anearthquake-triggered tsunami in Concon, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 17,2015. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Women look a the destruction left behind by anearthquake-triggered tsunami in Concon, Chile. (APPhoto/Matias Delacroix)

People walk through debris left behind by anearthquake-triggered tsunami in the coastal town of Coquimbo,Chile, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)

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