6.1-magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan’s Hokkaido Island

Earthquake News: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Hokkaido island in Japan on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology said. Hokkaido is the northernmost of Japan’s main islands, famous for its volcanoes, natural hot springs ... ( read original story ...)

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes northern Japan

Major Japanese media outlets carried no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.2. Earthquakes are common in Japan, which sits on the ... ( read original story ...)