No immediate casualties or damages have been reported, as indicated by Reuters.
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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, reported by the Alaska natural disaster Information Center.
A 6.9-magnitude natural disaster does not have enough energy to send waves all the way to California, Preller said.
The underwater quake on Sunday hit off the Fox Islands, by the Aleutian Trench, more than 1,500 kilometers (1,000 miles) west of Anchorage, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The earth began to shake at 8:49 p.m. and there were several aftershocks, as mentioned by Alaska Dispatch News.
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The Aleutian arc is a seismically active area with a population of less than 20 people based on the 2010 census. Since 1900, a total of 12 earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.5 have hit the region, as said by The Independent.
