2 small earthquakes hit southwest Alaska, agency says

CHINIAK, Alaska – The U.S. Geological Survey reports that two small earthquakes have hit southwest Alaska.

At 1:43 p.m. Sunday, a magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit a spot in the Gulf of Alaska. The agency says the earthquake had an epicenter 147.4 miles (237.8 kilometres) southeast of Chiniak, a village of about 50 people. The agency says the earthquake had a depth of 3.7 miles (6 kilometres.)

At 12:43 p.m. Sunday, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit the Aleutian Islands. The agency says the earthquake had an epicenter 87.6 miles (141.3 kilometres) southwest of Nikolski, a village of about 20 people. The earthquake had a depth of 21 miles (35 kilometres.)

There were no reports of damage for either earthquake.