Japan hit by 6.0-magnitude tremor hours after 5.9 quake leaves 40 injured
On Sunday evening, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near Hokkaido in northern Japan, representing the second major seismic event to impact the nation in a single day. The tremor was centered off the coast of Urakawa at a depth of 40 kilometres, and authorities did not release a tsunami alert. This followed an earlier 5.9-magnitude earthquake in eastern Japan that resulted in over 40 injuries across Tokyo.