A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido at around 10:27 p.m. on Saturday.
The Meteorological Agency says there is no threat of a tsunami.
The agency says the epicenter was off the coast of Hokkaido, and the focus was 60 kilometers deep.
The quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to 7 in the city of Nemuro and in the town of Shibetsu.
An intensity of 4 was registered in the city of Kushiro and in the towns of Taiki, Kushiro, Akkeshi, Hamanaka, Shibecha, Teshikaga, Tsurui, Shiranuka, Betsukai, Nakashibetu and Rausu.
The Meteorological Agency says there is no threat of a tsunami.
The agency says the epicenter was off the coast of Hokkaido, and the focus was 60 kilometers deep.
The quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to 7 in the city of Nemuro and in the town of Shibetsu.
An intensity of 4 was registered in the city of Kushiro and in the towns of Taiki, Kushiro, Akkeshi, Hamanaka, Shibecha, Teshikaga, Tsurui, Shiranuka, Betsukai, Nakashibetu and Rausu.
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Japan's Hokkaido island at around 10:27 p.m. on Saturday, with no tsunami threat. Epicenter was off the coast, at a depth of 60 kilometers. The quake registered lower 5 in Nemuro and Shibetsu, and 4 in Kushiro, several other towns, and cities including Taiki, Akkeshi,
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230226_02/
Date: Feb. 26, 2023
Created: 2023/02/27 07:24
Updated: 2025/12/09 06:58
Last Read: 2023/02/27 07:25