6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Reported

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Sunday (February 22), according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake was recorded at 8:11 p.m. local time and centered at 93 kilometers (about 58 miles) southwest of Nikolski at a depth of 14 kilometers (about nine miles). The USGS said it received six reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication on Monday (February 23).

There were no tsunami warnings reported as of Monday, according to Tsunami.gov. The 6.1-magnitude earthquake was the largest reported in Nikolski in the past 365 days and two reported in the last 24 hours; three reported in the last seven days; 21 reported in the last 30 days; and 183 total reported in the past year, according to EarthquakeTrack.com.

Alaska is reported to have had 23 earthquake measuring 1.5-magnitude or greater in the past 24 hours; 197 in the past seven days; 879 in the last 30 days; and 6,858 in past 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com. Earthquakes measured between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude can be felt by a large population, however, rarely results in much damage, according to Michigan Tech via the Sacramento Bee.

An estimated 500,000 detectable earthquakes are reported worldwide annually, however, around 100,000 are felt and only 100 typically result in serious damage. Officials strongly advise that anyone caught in an earthquake should drop, cover and hold on, according to the Sacramento Bee.