Just heard of a 7.9 quake referenced on Little Sitkin Island - way out on the Aleutian arc. Any word from our Alaskans?

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000rki5#shakemap

Apparently it was a significant quake, but located way out west in the Aleutians, and very deep (~62 miles deep). The National Tsunami Warning Center initially issued a "Warning" for the Western Aleutians, but this was later downgraged to an "Advisory" with significant wave heights less than one foot.

EDIT: A bit more info in this story: Tsunami warning reduced to advisory after 8.0 quake in Western Aleutians

There was z 6.0 aftershock an hour later, and a 6.9 just a little while ago, a little ways away from the initial epicenter. Also a series of strong 6.0+ quakes around New Zealand this morning.

It appears there are also a rash of volcanoes going active now as well. A few up here, a couple in west-central South America, and Mauna Loa appears to be awakening. All this geologic activity at once, and right at the solar peak, makes one consider cause and effect perhaps?

Stay safe, guys!