Earlier this year, a strong temblor killed one and injured over a dozen people in the country
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hokkaido in Japan on Friday, Reuters quoted German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) as saying.
The quake's epicentre was 46km (28.58 miles) below the Earth's surface, GFZ said.
Earlier this year, a strong temblor killed one and injured over a dozen people in the country.
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