A 5.1 magnitude quake shook close to Yamada on Monday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The tremor, which hit the region at 12:56 UTC (22:56 local time), was centered roughly 118 km east of Yamada. It occurred at a depth of 26 km.

Did you feel it?

You can let the USGS know if you noticed the earthquake by filling out their Felt Report form.

Tremors last week

Five quakes of magnitude 2.5 or above have been reported in the region in the past week, two of them larger than magnitude 5.5. The most significant was a 7.4 magnitude earthquake recorded near Miyako prior to this quake.

The five largest nearby earthquakes from last week:

• 7.4, east-northeast of Miyako on April 20
• 5.6, east of Miyako on April 20
• 5.1, east of Yamada on April 20
• 5.1, east-northeast of Miyako on April 20
• 4.5, east of Miyako on April 20

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey