M5.8 quake hits Hokkaido but no major damage reported

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.8 struck Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday night, but no tsunami warning was issued, the country's weather agency said."At this point, there have been no reports of major damage," Japan's top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said at a hastily convened press conference.The 9:22 p.m. quake occurred at a depth of around 33 kilometers, with the town of Atsuma in the region registering lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, the weather agency said.The city of Sapporo registered lower 5 on the intensity scale,…READ FULL ARTICLE