M5.3 quake jolts Hokkaido; no tsunami danger

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck Hokkaido, northern Japan. The jolt registered 6 minus on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7 in Hakodate City.The Meteorological Agency says there is no risk of a tsunami. There is one reported injury so far. A person was injured in a care home for the elderly and is being taken to hospital for treatment.There are no irregularities reported at the nearby Higashi-dori nuclear power plant. The plant was not operational at the time of the quake. Source and image: NHK Share this:TweetEmail

June 16, 2016

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck Hokkaido, northern Japan. The jolt registered 6 minus on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7 in Hakodate City.

The Meteorological Agency says there is no risk of a tsunami.

There is one reported injury so far. A person was injured in a care home for the elderly and is being taken to hospital for treatment.

There are no irregularities reported at the nearby Higashi-dori nuclear power plant. The plant was not operational at the time of the quake.