5.7 earthquake hits northern Japan
A shallow, strong earthquake of 5.7 magnitude hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Saturday morning local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter of the quake was 49 miles (79 km) southeast of Sapporo and just 3.6 miles (5.8 km) deep, it said.
There were no reports of casualties.
Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas. The country accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
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RC Tucker
Feb 28th 2009, 09:08
Japanese geophysicists and seismologists need to start investigating the research being done by QuakeFinder of California. They are studying if there are electromagnetic changes prior to a quake. If proven, an alert system will be able to be developed that can save lives and perhaps even property. I really fear for those in the highly earthquake prone areas aka Ring of Fire.