Earthquake Story:
Strong Earthquake were hit Aleutian Islands Sunday night, likewise according to the Richter scale measures ground motion and is recorder on seismograph; each increase of one number means a tenfold increase in magnitude. For an example, 7.5 are 10 times greater than 6.5. The official categories that can cause slight damage; moderate damage; 5 are considerable damage; 6 is severe damage; 7 major earthquakes can cause widespread heavy damage and the great quake wills definitely 8. Said by the officials that 20 aftershocks, one measured 5.0 on the scale and none was powerful enough to cause a tsunami. Turns back to the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, its reported that Richter scale has measured during the Aleutian Island Earthquake, which the earthquake of 6.6 magnitude can actually cause severe damage if it hits populated area s, yet fortunately the Aleutian are sparsely settled that quake hit a 7.01pm. PST, also there were no report of injuries or major damage during after the earthquake.
Furthermore, this earthquake was shook three Aleutian Island fishing villages, Nikolski, Dutch Harbor and Unalaska for three minutes. Sources provided from George Carts have demonstrated that there was some very minor damage at Nikolski with the items knocked off shelves and small items damaged. In addition, Carts also mentions that 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. Moreover, the epicenter is in the North Pacific about 40 miles east of the village of Nikolski and 850 miles southwest of Anchorage.
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