ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning Friday for the coast of southern Alaska after an earthquake rocked buildings in downtown Anchorage.

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck around 8:30 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Agency officials said the epicenter of the quake was about 8 miles north of Anchorage, the state’s largest city.

The tremor shook trees and buckled roads in the city, prompting officials to warn residents to use caution on the roadways.

Brandon Slaton told The Associated Press he was soaking in a bathtub at his home in Kenai, Alaska, when the earthquake caused water in the tub to slosh back and forth. He said that “before he knew it, he’d been thrown out of the tub by the force of the waves.”

“It was anarchy,” Slaton told the AP. “There's no pictures left on the walls, there's no power, there's no fish tank left. Everything that's not tied down is broke."

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she and her family were safe after the temblor in a Twitter post.

“Our family is intact – house is not… I imagine that’s the case for many, many others,” she wrote. “So thankful to be safe; praying for our state following the earthquake.”

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