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strong earthquake hit Aleutian Islands Sunday night

Alaska Tsunami Warning Center reported it measured 6.6 on Richter scale

shook three Aleutian Island fishing villages, Nikolski, Dutch Harbor and Unalaska, for three minutes

epicenter in the North Pacific about 40 miles east of the village of Nikolski and 850 miles southwest of Anchorage

no reports of injuries or major damage

"There was some very minor damage at Nikolski, with items knocked off shelves and small items damaged." Source: George Carts.

Carts said the quake was felt strongly in the towns of Unalaska, Dutch Harbor and Nikolski. These three fishing villages are located on western islands in the Aleutian chain.

20 aftershocks; one measured 5.0 on the scale. None was powerful enough to cause a tsunami, officials said.

earthquake of 6.6 magnitude can cause severe damage if it hits populated areas

Aleutians are sparsely settled

quake hit at 7:01 p.m. PST

Richter scale measures ground motion and is recorded on seismographs; each increase of one number means a tenfold increase in magnitude; example, 7.5 is 10 times greater than 6.5.

official categories: 3.5 can cause slight damage; 4, moderate damage; 5, considerable damage; 6, severe damage; 7, major earthquake, can cause widespread heavy damage; 8, great quake