Wednesday night, a 5.1 magnitude quake was detected close to Ozernovskiy, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

At 11:38 UTC (22:38 local time), the region was shaken by a tremor. The earthquake struck at a depth of 59 km, with its epicenter approximately 118 km east-southeast of Ozernovskiy. Seismologists first reported it as a 5.2 event, but later downgraded it to 5.1.

Did you feel it?

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

Earthquakes last week

During the past week, 16 tremors of magnitude 2.5 or greater have been reported in the area, four of them larger than magnitude 5.5. The largest, measuring 5.9, hit near Severo-Kuril’sk prior to this quake.

The five largest nearby quakes from last week:

• 5.9, east of Severo-Kuril’sk on July 30
• 5.7, east of Severo-Kuril’sk on July 30
• 5.7, south of Vilyuchinsk on July 30
• 5.6, east-southeast of Ozernovskiy on July 30
• 5.4, east of Ozernovskiy on July 30

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey