A HUGE 6.9 magnitude earthquake has hit Alaska two months after a monster 8.2 tremor shook the peninsula.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake hit 71 miles east of Chignik city, at a depth of 44 miles.
According to the body's preliminary findings, it took place around 9.10 UTC on Monday.
They also reported four other aftershocks with a magnitude of between 2.7 and 3.6 but said there was "little or no" danger of landslides.
So far, no tsunami warning has been issued.
More than 200 people have reported feeling the quake with some saying they could sense it more than 400 miles away, according to the Express.
There have been no immediate reports of any injuries or damages, according to Reuters.
Imperial College London seismology researcher Stephen Hicks said the quake was an "aftershock" of a monster tremor that struck in July.
"Seems to be located at the far down-dip corner of the M8.2 rupture, but its mechanism indicates oblique strike-slip faulting on a different structure to the plate interface," he tweeted.
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