MDN wrote:A fairly strong earthquake jolted Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido Saturday morning, the Meteorological Agency said.
There was no immediate report of casualties or damage to properties, Hokkaido Prefectural Police said. Nor did the agency issue a tsunami warning following the quake.
The temblor that struck at 7:42 a.m. registered 4 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale in Urakawa, Sarabetsu and Churui and 3 in Niikappu, Shizunai, Erimo, Shikaoi, Toyokoro and Hiroo.
The focus of the earthquake, which is estimated to have registered 5.6 on the open-ended Richter scale, was located about 60 kilometers below the ground in the southern Tokachi district. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, Nov. 27, 2004)
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