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A quake of 8.2 magnitude has struck off northern Chile, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people, the BBC reported. 

The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 20:46 local time (23:46 GMT) about 86km (52 miles) north-west of the mining area of Iquique and was at a very shallow depth.

Waves of up to 2.1m (6ft) have hit some areas in Chile, and there have been power cuts, fires and landslides.

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated in affected areas.

Chilean TV broadcast pictures of traffic jams as people tried to leave.

Iquique Governor Gonzalo Prieto told local media that in addition to the deaths, several people had been seriously injured.

A number of adobe homes were reported destroyed in Arica.

The quake shook modern buildings in Peru and in Bolivia's high altitude capital of La Paz - more than 470km (290 miles) from Iquique.

At least eight strong aftershocks followed in the few hours after the quake, including a 6.2 tremor.

The tsunami warning in Chile will last at least until 08:00 GMT.