Temblor registers upper 5 on Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Tokachi region
Upper 5 is described as the level where people find it difficult to walk without holding on to something. (Photo by Nikkei)
April 27, 2026 06:50 JST
Updated on April 27, 2026 07:51 JST
(Kyodo) — A quake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck Japan’s Hokkaido on Monday, with no tsunami warning issued, the country’s weather agency said.
The 5:24 a.m. quake registered upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the Tokachi region of the northern main island and occurred at a depth of about 83 kilometers, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Upper 5 is described as the level at which people find it difficult to walk without holding on to something.
No abnormalities were observed at the Tomari nuclear power plant, according to Hokkaido Electric Power Co.
The quake came in the middle of a weeklong advisory by the weather agency warning of an increased risk of a powerful quake following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Aomori exactly a week earlier.
Hokkaido is among the seven areas where caution has been advised.
The earthquake’s magnitude was initially estimated to be 6.1 but was later revised up.