# Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Japan’s Hokkaido

https://mins.news/en/item/29913

- TASS, 2026-08-23 15:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2176683

> A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit off Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter was near Urakawa on the island’s southern coast, at a depth of 40 kilometers beneath the seabed. No casualties or damage were reported, and no tsunami warning was issued.

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