Magnitude 5.8 quake jolts eastern Hokkaido
A strong earthquake struck eastern Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, early Saturday, 25 October, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) confirmed.
The 5.8-magnitude tremor occurred at 1:40 a.m. local time off the coast of the Nemuro Peninsula at a depth of 40 kilometers. The agency initially recorded it at magnitude 5.9 but later downgraded it.
The quake registered a lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 0 to 7.
Officials said there was no threat of a tsunami following the earthquake.
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