22340 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://japantoday.com/category/national/strong-quake-hits-japan%27s-northernmost-main-island-hokkaidoA strong earthquake shook a wide area of Hokkaido on Thursday night, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. The quake hit the southwestern part of Hokkaido at 9:22 p.m. at a depth of about 30 kilometers and measured magnitude 5.8, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:18:00 +0100japantoday-4cae9855069377baed690abe150dbde620190221231800https://www.yucatan.com.mx/internacional/las-imagenes-del-sismo-de-5-8-grados-que-sacudio-a-japonEl sismo de 5.8 grados sacudió la isla japonesa de Hokkaido. TOKIO.- Un fuerte de sismo con una magnitud de 5.8 grados sacudió a la principal isla de Japón, Hokkaido , sin que existiera la posibilidad de un tsunami en la zona y sin que haya reportes inmediatos sobre víctimas o graves daños materiales.Thu, 21 Feb 2019 22:09:00 +0100yucatan-dba39ab7a598832faaa6a9844c6af25620190221220900https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/02/21/hawaii-news/strong-quake-hits-japans-northernmost-main-island-hokkaido/TOKYO A strong earthquake shook a wide area of Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday evening, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. The quake hit the southwestern part of Hokkaido at a depth of about 30 kilometers (19 miles) and measured magnitude 5.8, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:37:00 +0100thegardenisland-d2f0ba63b44847a405b666719059d33920190221203700http://www.therepublic.com/2019/02/21/as-japan-earthquake/TOKYO A strong earthquake shook a wide area of Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday evening, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. The quake hit the southwestern part of Hokkaido at a depth of about 30 kilometers (19 miles) and measured magnitude 5.8, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:55:00 +0100therepublic-b7f950445b6e4bfad07478cfa4aaf48320190221185500