Strong and shallow Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Andreanof Islands, Alaska

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 hit the Aleutian Islands Wednesday afternoon, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. No tsunami is expected, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The earthquake struck at 1:56 p.m., about 75 miles southwest of the community of

Adak, the center said, at a depth of about 7 miles. Beth Carroll, Adak city clerk, said she had just returned to her office after her lunch break when the earthquake struck. “It was pretty intense for about 15 seconds,” Carroll said. “It started out slow, and then it got heavier and heavier, and then it finally died down.” READ MORE