JAPAN – Japan was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake early Monday morning at 3.52 a.m. local time at a shallow depth, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in areas like Taiki and Urahoro, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture, and no injuries or damage was reported.
This was the second earthquake to hit the region in two days.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Hokkaido on Saturday afternoon.