The epicenter of the quake, which rocked Kamchatka region at 11:05 GMT, was located at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles), according to GS RAS.
Meanwhile, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 6.2-magnitude tremor struck 183 kilometers (113 miles) south-east of Nikolskoye, Kamchatka region at a depth of 7.9 kilometers (4.9 miles).
A representative of a seismological station located in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in Kamchatka region told Sputnik that a 5.1-magnitude aftershock occurred in the same area in the follow-up to the quake.
There have been no reports of destruction or casualties caused by the earthquake so far. No tsunami warning was issued.
