At midday on Wednesday, a 5.0 magnitude quake was registered close to Vilyuchinsk, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The tremor struck the area at 01:29 UTC (12:29 local time). It occurred at a depth of 24 km with the epicenter located roughly 166 km south-southeast of Vilyuchinsk.

Did you feel it?

If you exparienced the earthquake, you can report it through the USGS Felt Report form.

Tremors last week

In the past week, there have been seven tremors of magnitude 5.5 or higher centered nearby. The largest one was a 8.0 earthquake that slammed close to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky one day ago.

The five largest nearby quakes in the 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
• 5.7, south of Vilyuchinsk on July 30

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey