A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early on Thursday, September 6, the United States Geological Survey said.
According to USGS, no tsunami warning was issued.
The relatively shallow earthquake hit 62 kilometres southeast of the regional capital of Sapporo.
Preliminary Report:
Magnitude 6.6
Date-Time • 5 Sep 2018 18:07:59 UTC
• 6 Sep 2018 03:07:59 near epicenter
Location 42.708N 141.932E
Depth 31 km
Distances • 26.1 km (16.2 mi) ESE of Chitose, Japan
• 28.1 km (17.4 mi) ENE of Tomakomai, Japan
• 42.2 km (26.1 mi) SE of Kitahiroshima, Japan
• 50.9 km (31.5 mi) ENE of Shiraoi, Japan
• 62.1 km (38.5 mi) SE of Sapporo, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.3 km; Vertical 3.4 km
Parameters Nph = 140; Dmin = 165.7 km; Rmss = 0.84 seconds; Gp = 27°
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- • 6 Sep 2018 03.
- The relatively shallow earthquake hit 62 kilometres southeast of the regional capital of Sapporo.
- Date-Time • 5 Sep 2018 18.
