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

A tremor shook the area at 05:12 UTC (16:12 local time). The earthquake’s epicenter was located approximately 234 km south-southeast of Vilyuchinsk and occurred at a depth of 10 km.

Did you feel it?

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

Earthquakes past week

Last week, there have been five tremors of magnitude 2.5 or higher centered nearby, two of them larger than magnitude 5.5. The most significant was a 5.6 magnitude earthquake registered in the same region one day ago.

The five largest nearby quakes last week:

• 5.6, southeast of Vilyuchinsk on July 29
• 5.5, south-southeast of Vilyuchinsk on July 30
• 5.4, east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on July 29
• 5.0, south-southeast of Vilyuchinsk on July 30
• 5.0, east-southeast of Ozernovskiy on July 30

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey