An earthquake occurred off the east coast of the United States on Tuesday evening.

The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake about 136 miles east of Ocean City, Maryland.

The quake occurred around 6:30 p.m. and was measured at 4.7 in magnitude. An earthquake in the range of 4.0 to 4.9 on the Richter Scale is considered a "light" quake.

At this time, there have been no reports of the earthquake being felt in the United States and no tsunami watches or warnings were issued.