A tsunami warning issued for parts of Alaska's Aleutian Islands after a magnitude-8.0 earthquake Monday has been downgraded to an advisory, The Associated Press reports.
Monday's quake generated small tsunamis, with waves of less than 7 inches, prompting the National Tsunami Warning Center to downgrade the warning to an advisory.
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Small waves are still expected along parts of the Aleutian Islands stretching from Unimak Pass to Attu, and officials advised people to stay off the beaches.
The earthquake recorded at 12:53 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time was centered about 13 miles southeast of Little Sitkin Island or 25 miles north Amchitka Island, an area prone to earthquakes located about 1,300 miles southwest of Anchorage.
There were several strong aftershocks, but no immediate reports of damage.
The largest city near the epicenter is Adak, which has about 300 residents.
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