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Earthquake with Estimated Magnitude of 5.3 Strikes Hokkaido, Japan
A relatively strong earthquake struck the Hokkaido region at around 0:10 p.m. Monday.The magnitude is estimated to be 5.3, and the eastern Hidaka and southern Tokachi regions measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.
The earthquake, recorded at noon on Monday, reached level 4 on the Japanese seismic scale and caused no tsunami alert.
An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude struck northeastern Japan this Monday and was especially noticed on the northern island of Hokkaido, without the Japanese authorities issuing a tsunami alert. The earthquake occurred at 12:10 local time today (3:10 GMT), with epicenter at the eastern tip of Hokkaido Island, where it reached level 4
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported, citing foreign observation agencies, that an earthquake measuring 5.3 occurred 167km southeast of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan at 12:10 p.m. on the 28th (Korean time). The epicenter was 42.30 degrees north latitude and 143.10 degrees east longitude.
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