Washington, Oct. 11 (BNA) A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Monday morning, in what the Alaska Seismological Center described as an aftermath of an 8.2-magnitude quake in late July.
Monday’s earthquake was felt throughout the Alaskan Peninsula and Kodiak Island, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center, according to the Associated Press.
It occurred about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Chignik, a community of about 90 people on the Alaskan Peninsula. Chignik is located approximately 450 miles (725 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage and 260 miles (420 kilometers) southwest of Kodiak.
Seismologist Natalia Robert said the center has not received reports of major damage but is also reliant on self-reporting. Alaska Office of Emergency Management spokesman Jeremy Zedek said the office was contacting communities and had no reports of damage.
The US Geological Survey reported on Twitter an initial strength of 6.5 that was later revised to 6.9, which ties in with another earthquake that hit Alaska in August.
The 6.9 earthquakes were the largest aftershocks on record since the United States experienced its largest earthquake in the last half century, with the 8.2-magnitude earthquake hitting the south of the Alaska Peninsula on July 28.
It was widely felt but did not cause serious damage in the sparsely populated area closest to it. The Seismological Center said at the time that it was the largest earthquake in the United States since a magnitude 8.7 earthquake in the Aleutian in 1965.
Aftershocks from the July earthquake could last “for many more months,” Robert said.
She said the area is seismically active, and it’s not unexpected for such a large earthquake to have aftershocks greater than 6 degrees.
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