Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hits Solomon Islands

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Japan

No tsunami warning was issued.

Earthquake in Japan: Quake of Magnitude 6.1 Hits Hokkaido Island

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Hokkaido island in Japan on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology said. Hokkaido is the northernmost of Japan's main islands, famous for its volcanoes, natural hot springs (onsen) and ski areas. Earthquake in Japan: Quake of Magnitude 6.1 Hits Hokkaido Island.

Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits Japan

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck Japan's Hokkaido on Tuesday. This is the second earthquake of the same magnitude to have occurred in the region in over a month.

Magnitude 6.1 Quake Shakes Northern Japan: Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan, no tsunami warning

Rest of World News: The quake hit Japan at 6:18 pm (0918 GMT) at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes northern Japan

A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the national weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at 6:18 pm (0918 GMT) at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Major Japanese media outlets carried no immediate reports of damage

M6.1 earthquake strikes off east coast of Aomori in Japan

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture in Japan on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.