GFZ: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Japan's Hokkaido
TOKYO, May 31 — An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Hokkaido in Japan today, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said, adding that it hit at a depth of 10km. — Reuters
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