6.2-magnitude quake jolts Japan's Hokkaido - JMA
11 Jun 2023 07:02pm
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TOKYO, Japan - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck parts of Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido on Sunday.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 6.55pm local time at a depth of 140km, measuring lower 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.
The temblor's epicentre was located off Urakawa at a latitude of 42.5 degrees north and a longitude of 142.0 degrees east.
No tsunami warning has been issued, reported Xinhua. - BERNAMA - XINHUA
