The temblor hit about 9:15 a.m., and office towers in Beijing swayed slightly for about a minute.
The USGS said the quake was centered on the Russian coast along the sea of Japan, 61 miles (98 kilometers) west-southwest of Vladivostok, Russia and about 70 miles (110 kilometers) east from Yanji city in northeast China's Jilin province.
A man at the Jilin province earthquake bureau said the agency was trying to get more information and did not have any immediate details.
