EAST SANTO, Sanma Province — A 5.0 magnitude quake occurred near Port-Olry on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The USGS reported a tremor in the region at 09:07 UTC (20:07 local time). The epicenter was about 219 km west-northwest of Port-Olry, at a depth of 10 km.

Did you feel it?

If you felt the earthquake, you can share your observations using the USGS Felt Report form.

Quakes last week

In the past week, the area has experienced nine tremors with a magnitude 5.5 or higher. The most significant was a 7.2 magnitude earthquake detected close to Sola prior to this quake.

The top five nearby earthquakes in the last week:

• 7.2, west of Sola on Oct. 24
• 6.9, west-northwest of Port-Olry on Oct. 24
• 6.3, northwest of Port-Olry on Oct. 20
• 6.0, northwest of Port-Olry on Oct. 19
• 5.8, northwest of Port-Olry on Oct. 24

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey