6.7 Magnitude Quake Shakes Island Region of Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Officials say that a powerful earthquake has shaken an Aleutian Island region of Alaska but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury, and no threat of a tsunami.

The 6.7-magnitude temblor struck at 9:56 p.m. Saturday (0456 GMT Sunday) and was centered in the Bering Sea about 155 miles (249 kilometers) southwest of Dutch Harbor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit about 21 miles (34 kilometers) beneath the seabed.

There was no danger of a tsunami, the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said.

The quake was felt in both Dutch Harbor and nearby Unalaska, the nearest communities of any size to the epicenter.

Police in Unalaska, situated just across a bay from Dutch Harbor, said they had no reports of damage or injury.

- AP