According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.0 magnitude quake rattled near Vilyuchinsk Tuesday afternoon.
At 05:14 UTC (16:14 local time), the region was jolted by a tremor. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, with its epicenter about 196 km southeast of Vilyuchinsk. Seismologists first reported it as a 4.8 event, but later upgraded it to 5.0.
Did you feel it?
If you noticed the quake, you can submit a report through the USGS Felt Report form.
Earthquakes last week
Last week, the area has experienced 17 tremors with a magnitude 2.5 or greater, three of them larger than magnitude 5.5. The most significant was a 6.1 magnitude earthquake reported near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky one day ago.
Last week’s five largest nearby quakes:
• 6.1, southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Nov. 3
• 6.0, southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Nov. 4
• 5.8, southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Nov. 3
• 5.1, south-southeast of Vilyuchinsk on Oct. 29
• 5.0, southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Nov. 3
Source: The U.S. Geological Survey