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Earthquake shakes Northern Japan



Per Yahoo! Japan, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Northern Japan at 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday.  The epicenter was in Tokachi-oki and the quake was felt strongly in nearby Hokkaido and Sapporo, Japan. Per the map provided by Yahoo, it does not appear Tokyo felt the quake.


@Kuma provided the first tweet on the quake. It was soon followed by these tweets from the affected area:


  1. Kuma
    Kuma (Sapporo, Japan) earthquake
  2. キリン魚
    kirinfish (Sapporo, Japan) earthquake
  3. Sarah
    tdes (Hokkaido, Japan) Earthquake in Hokkaido! Just a bit of shaking … I’m still alive.
  4. Sarah Joy Albrecht
    mrsalbrecht (Goshogawara, Japan) Little earthquake in Aomori prefecture. Neat.
  5. ICHIRO
    ichinald (Japan) 結構揺れたんですね、北海道方面。みなさん大丈夫かな? http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/quake/ (I shook me, towards Hokkaido. Is it safe to you?)
  6. hakujin
    hakujin (Aomori, Japan) I felt it here! RT @mrsalbrechtRT @ActionCentral 6.4-MAG EARTHQUAKE STRIKES HOKKAIDO, JAPAN, SAYS @USGS
@Kuma

told


@BreakingTweets

that there


was “No problems in Sapporo.. just some minor rumbling.”  @nobonne of Sapporo reported feeling “dizzy” after the quake.

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