Hokkaido Island in Japan jolts with a 6.2 magnitude earthquake
On June 11, 2023, at approximately 6:54 p.m., a 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Japan’s Meteorological Agency reported that the earthquake originated off the coast of Urakawa and measured about 85 miles deep in the country’s northernmost island. Long-period ground motion persisted throughout the island in the Ishikari, Shiribeshi, Iburi, Hidaka, …