Wednesday's magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.

The quake that struck Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16 is part of a larger sequence that may continue to unfold in destructive ways.

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula early Monday, with its epicentre located near Sand Point. No tsunami warning was issued, and no damage has been reported so far.