POSTED: 09:51 p.m. HST, Oct 30, 2011
LAST UPDATED: 06:33 a.m. HST, Oct 31, 2011
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake was detected 90 miles southwest of Amchitka, Alaska, in the Aleutian Islands around 9:15 p.m. Hawaii time Sunday.
Given the magnitude of the quake, no Pacific-wide tsunami is expected to be generated, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.