Magnitude 6.8 earthquake rattles Alaska’s west Aleutian Islands

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rumbled north of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Friday afternoon, but did not cause a

 A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rumbled north of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Friday afternoon, but did not cause a tsunami or damage structures. 


The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake occurred at 2:24 p.m. about 127 miles northwest of Attu Island near the far west end of the Aleutians. 


The Alaska Earthquake Center says the moderate earthquake was at a depth of about 16 miles. 


Residents of Shemya Island about 147 miles southeast of the earthquake felt the ground move. 


Attu is nearly 1,Source: NNA500 miles southwest of Anchorage

Source: NNA