TOKYO, May 16 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1, struck off Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture today, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The temblor occurred at around 12:24 p.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 41.9 degrees north and a longitude of 144.9 degrees east, and at depth of 60 km.
The quake logged 3 in some parts of Hokkaido Prefecture, on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, which peaks at 7.
So far no tsunami warning has been issued.– NNN-NHK
