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1st LD-Writethru: 6.7-magnitude quake hits Japan's Hokkaido region: CENC

Xinhua, January 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted sea area off Hokkaido, Japan, at 11:25 a.m. Beijing Time on Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of 50 km, was monitored at 42.04 degrees north latitude and 142.86 degrees east longitude. Endite