No tsunami generated by earthquake in Aleutian Islands

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KAILUA-KONA — No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-6.5 earthquake that struck shortly before noon in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.

The temblor, recorded at 11:57 a.m. Hawaii time, was located in the Andreanof Islands, a group of islands in the Aleutian Islands, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It had a registered depth of 22 miles.