Alaska hit by quake of magnitude 6.9 - USGS

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the thinly-populated community of Nikolski in the U.S. state of Alaska on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, at a depth of 22 km (14 miles), hit southwest of Nikolski in the Aleutian Islands, at 0535 GMT. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. (Reporting by Clarence Fernandez; Editing by Himani Sarkar)