An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred off the coast of Hokkaido Island

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 was recorded off the coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. This was reported on December 26 on the website of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).

It is noted that the earthquake was located at a depth of 62 km, and was located 111 km northeast of the city of Hachinohe with a population of 239 thousand people.

Currently, there is no information about casualties or damage.

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