Wednesday morning, a 5.0 magnitude quake was detected near Vilyuchinsk, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A tremor hit the area at 23:17 UTC (10:17 local time). The earthquake’s epicenter was located roughly 170 km south-southeast of Vilyuchinsk and occurred at a depth of 35 km.

Did you feel it?

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

Tremors last week

In the past week, there have been 12 quakes of magnitude 5.5 or above centered nearby. The largest one was a 8.0 earthquake that hit close to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky one day ago.

The five largest nearby earthquakes last week:

• 8.0, southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on July 29
• 8.0, southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on July 29
• 6.9, southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on July 30
• 6.2, southeast of Vilyuchinsk on July 30
• 6.1, southeast of Vilyuchinsk on July 30

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey