The epicenter was recorded at a depth of about 80 kilometers and in the first hours after the ground shaking, no victims or material damage were reported.
Hokkaido is the northernmost Japanese island and the second largest. No tsunami warning was issued and the epicenter occurred in a sparsely populated region, 200 kilometers east of Sapporo. It was emphasized that in areas that experienced stronger ground shaking, the risk of rock falls and the occurrence of landslides increased.
Seven days ago, an even stronger earthquake of magnitude 7.5 was recorded in Japan, which hit the northeastern Japanese coast, and then the authorities called residents along the coastal areas to be very careful against tsunami waves. The earthquake at that time was recorded in the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of ten kilometers.
On that occasion, Japanese leaders warned that an even stronger earthquake of magnitude 8 or more is possible, reports Hina.
(Vijesti.ba)
