5.1-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido, Japan -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.1-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido, Japan -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-05-02 01:36:00|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Hokkaido, Japan at 1719 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 43.02 degrees north latitude and 145.57 degrees east longitude.

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