6.7-magnitude earthquake jolts off Alaska coast

18 July 2010 10:54 (UTC+04:00)

An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted off the coast of Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday, Xinhua reported.

The quake, which occurred 9:56 p.m. local time Saturday (0556 GMT), was centered 65 km southwest of Nikolski, the Aleutian Islands, the USGS said.

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