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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Hokkaido, Japan, GFZ says

By Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2026 | 3:41 PM

April 27 (Reuters) – An ​earthquake ‌of magnitude 6.1 ‌struck ​Hokkaido, ⁠Japan, on ⁠Monday, the German ​Research ⁠Centre ⁠for Geosciences ​said.

The ​quake was at ‌a depth ⁠of 80 km (49.71 ⁠miles), ‌GFZ ⁠said.

(Reporting ​by ‌Mihika Sharma ​in ⁠Bengaluru; Editing by Edmund ​Klamann)