5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern island of Hokkaido,Japan

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. The quake occurred in the central part of the island on last night at a depth of 33 kilometres. No casualties



have been reported so far. The authorities are assessing the damage caused by the tremors. Japan Meteorological agency said, the earthquake is an aftershock.