According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.6 magnitude quake shook close to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Sunday afternoon.

The tremor hit the area at 06:56 UTC (17:56 local time). It occurred at a depth of 10 km with the epicenter located roughly 150 km east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Did you feel it?

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

Tremors past week

Over the last week, there have been four tremors with a magnitude 2.5 or greater centered nearby, two of them larger than magnitude 7. The largest one was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that was recorded in the same region prior to this quake.

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey