Alaska’s western Aleutian islands and surrounding areas were rocked ... However, these quakes were not related to the volcano near Anchorage which last erupted in 1992.

Nine quakes measuring at least magnitude 5.0 struck on or near the islands and in a cluster offshore to the south Sunday morning and afternoon, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.

A swarm of earthquakes, including three exceeding magnitude 6.0, rattled Alaska's western Aleutian Islands on Sunday. Centered near Adak, the tremors, though unusual in their clustered occurrence ...

only Adak Island is inhabited with a population of about 300 people. The Alaska Earthquake Center reports nine quakes measuring at least magnitude 5.0 striking on or near the islands and in a ...