ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A large earthquake rattled Alaska's seismically active Aleutian Islands, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-7.2 quake struck at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and was centered about 200 kilometres west of Adak in the island chain.
A dispatcher with the Anchorage Police Department said he did not feel the quake, and there were no reports of any injuries or damage.
The Aleutian Islands are a chain of more than 300 islands that extend southwestward from Alaska into the northern Pacific Ocean.
A tsunami warning was canceled early this morning for Alaska's coasts after officials determined waves from the earthquake posed no widespread threat.
The earth's most active seismic feature, the circum-Pacific seismic belt, brushes Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.
