Strong Quake Hits Northern Japan’s Hokkaido

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Oct 25, 2025 08:19 (JST)

Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake hit the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido in the small hours of Saturday.

The temblor occurred at a depth of about 40 kilometers off the Nemuro Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido around 1:40 a.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.9, measured lower 5, the fifth-highest level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, in the city of Nemuro.

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