Strong earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan, magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale

The increase in the number of earthquakes in the world in the last year is well known. Every day, cases of earthquakes are seen in some parts of the world. Cases of more than one earthquake are seen all over the world in a day. Today another new case has been added to this list of earthquakes. This earthquake occurred in Hokkaido, Japan and its intensity on the Richter scale was 6.0. According to Indian time, the earthquake occurred today, Friday, August 11, at 5.44 am. This earthquake in Hokkaido was confirmed by the local Geophysics Agency as well as the German Research Center for Geosciences GFZ.

Giving information, the German Research Center for Geosciences GFZ said that the depth of this earthquake in Hokkaido was 46 kilometers.

Giving information, local agencies said that there was no damage due to this earthquake in Hokkaido. However, people in the affected area did feel the tremor for a few seconds.

In the last year, cases of earthquakes are increasing all over the world. For the last few months, cases of earthquakes are seen in some or the other place all over the world. Some earthquakes do not cause any damage, but in the last few months, some such earthquakes have also been seen which have caused huge destruction. The earthquake in Indonesia last year and the earthquake in Turkey and Syria this year caused a lot of devastation. Although not all earthquakes cause devastation, the increase in the number of earthquakes is worrying.