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Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido, JMA warns of more to come

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido, JMA warns of more to come

A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early on Monday, US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to hit the island nation. The 6.2-magnitude quake struck at 5.23am in Hokkaido’s southern region, at a depth of 83km (52 miles

ORIGINAL SOURCE →via South China Morning Post
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