M6.1 earthquake jolts northern Hokkaido

M6.1 earthquake jolts northern Hokkaido

OBIRA, Japan - National Highway 232 in the northwestern Hokkaido town of Obira bears cracks after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit parts of northern and western Hokkaido, Japan's main northern island, on Dec. 14.

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