Write a straight news story based on the information below. The story will appear on Monday edition of most newspapers. Use inverted pyramid style of writing. Remember that a reporter's notes are never written in inverted pyramid style, nor are they always given in complete sentences with correct punctuation or journalistic style. All information is obtained from the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. George Carts is a seismologist at the center.

Aleutian Islands, a strong earthquake hit Aleutian Islands Sunday night.

Alaska Tsunami Warning Center reported it measured 6.6 on Richter scale and shook three Aleutian Island fishing villages, Nikolski, Dutch Harbor and Unalaska, for three minutes. Richter scale measures ground motion and is recorded on seismographs; each increase of one number means a tenfold increase in magnitude; example, 7.5 is 10 times greater than 6.5.  It was epicenter in the North Pacific about 40 miles east of the village of Nikolski and 850 miles southwest of Anchorage.

There were no physical injuries or major damage from the strong quake. "There was some very minor damage at Nikolski, with items knocked off shelves and small items damaged." Source: George Carts.

Carts said the quake was felt strongly in the towns of Unalaska, Dutch Harbor and Nikolski. These three fishing villages are located on western islands in the Aleutian chain.

Official categories said 3.5 can cause slight damage; 4, moderate damage; 5, considerable damage; 6, severe damage; 7, major earthquake, can cause widespread heavy damage; 8, great quake. The earthquake of 6.6 magnitude can cause severe damage if it hits populated areas but luckily Aleutians are sparsely settled when quake hit at 7:01 p.m. PST

About 20 aftershocks; one measured 5.0 on the scale. None was powerful enough to cause a tsunami, officials said.