North Japan rocked by M6.7 earthquake
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 rocked the Hokkaido region of northern Japan at 12:25 JST on Thursday, the weather agency said.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the epicenter was located at Urakawa-Oki at a depth of 50 km.
On the Japanese seismic scale of 7, the temblor registered a lower 5, with the tremor felt across the entire Hokkaido region and northern parts of Japan. No tsunami warning has been issued, the JMA said.
On Monday, the northeast of Japan was also struck by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 although no tsunami warning was issued. Meteorologists have noticed an increase of seismic activity in the north of Japan of late.
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