A strong quake hit the Nikolski island in Alaska.
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The quake had a depth of 11 kilometers and struck at 5:49 pm (0449 GMT Monday), USGS said.
In its initial estimate, the USGS said there was “a low likelihood of casualties and damage”.
There were no reports of injuries or damage Sunday night after a 6.9-magnitude natural disaster struck near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, officials said.
The natural disaster was also only 53 miles south of Mount Cleveland, a rumbling volcano that last exploded on July 21.
The quake, centered 71 miles southwest of the village of Nikolski and 167 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, according to the Alaska natural disaster Information Center. Since 1900, a total of 12 earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.5 have hit the region, according to The Independent.
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This brought a bit of a scare to Alaskan residents because a quake on the coast can often mean a tsunami or other negative weather effects, but thankfully, it did not develop into anything more than a little rattle.
