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E-Mail | Print | Save | Post | Get Photos | Get Reprints | Reuse Options Jul 28, 8:17 AM EDT 5.5-magnitude quake shakes near Aleutian Islands ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Authorities say a 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook a remote area in the Aleutian Islands. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was reported at 3:31 a.m. Wednesday and centered about 25 miles southwest of Nikolski, where a few dozen people live. There were no reports of injury. A magnitude-6.7 earthquake was reported July 17 in the area, and as many as two dozen aftershocks shook the region and unsettled residents. No one was injured and no damage was reported. A seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Information Center at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks had said the aftershocks from the July 17 earthquake could go on for a month or more. It was not immediately clear whether Wednesday's earthquake was an aftershock or a separate event. © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Click here for copyright permissions! Copyright 2008 Associated Press

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