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Earthquake of Magnitude 6.2 Hits Southern Hokkaido; JMA Rules Advisory Issued Last Week Does Not Apply to Area Affected

Hokkaido quake

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

16:15 JST, April 27, 2026

An earthquake with a focus in the southern Tokachi district in Hokkaido occurred at about 5:23 a.m. on Monday, reaching the intensity of upper 5 in the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in the Hokkaido town of Urahoro.

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