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Source: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000h8ty#region-info
[h=1]M 6.6 - 27km E of Tomakomai, Japan[/h] 2018-09-05 18:07:58 UTC 42.671?N 141.933?E 33.4 km depth
[h=3]Administrative Region[/h] ISO JPN Country Japan Region Hokkaido
[h=3]Nearby Places[/h] Direction data (below) indicate the position of the event relative to the place.
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Source: https://weather.com/news/news/2018-09-05-northern-japan-earthquake-hokkaido
Widespread Blackout, Landslides Triggered in Japan After Powerful Quake
3 hours agoAssociated Press
At a Glance
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocked Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday.Several landslides and a widespread blackout of nearly 3 million customers were triggered by the blackout.Three reactors at the Tomari nuclear plant went offline, but were put on backup generators.The epicenter of the quake is located about 40 miles southeast of Sapporo, a major metropolitan area of 1.9 million people...
[h=1]M 6.6 - 27km E of Tomakomai, Japan[/h] 2018-09-05 18:07:58 UTC 42.671?N 141.933?E 33.4 km depth
[h=3]Administrative Region[/h] ISO JPN Country Japan Region Hokkaido
[h=3]Nearby Places[/h] Direction data (below) indicate the position of the event relative to the place.
- Tomakomai, Japan 27.3 km (17.0 mi) E Population: 174,806
- Chitose, Japan 28.3 km (17.6 mi) SE Population: 92,942
- Kitahiroshima, Japan 45.2 km (28.1 mi) SE Population: 62,370
- Shiraoi, Japan 49.7 km (30.9 mi) ENE Population: 20,804
- Sapporo, Japan 64.8 km (40.3 mi) SE Population: 1,883,027
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Source: https://weather.com/news/news/2018-09-05-northern-japan-earthquake-hokkaido
Widespread Blackout, Landslides Triggered in Japan After Powerful Quake
3 hours agoAssociated Press
At a Glance
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocked Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday.Several landslides and a widespread blackout of nearly 3 million customers were triggered by the blackout.Three reactors at the Tomari nuclear plant went offline, but were put on backup generators.The epicenter of the quake is located about 40 miles southeast of Sapporo, a major metropolitan area of 1.9 million people...