🔴 Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Near Hokkaido, Japan A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Hokkaido early Saturday morning at 1:40 a.m. local time. The quake occurred about 46 kilometers beneath the seafloor, within one of the most active tectonic zones on Earth where the Pacific Plate slides beneath the North American Plate. Shaking was felt across parts of Hokkaido, but there are no reports of major damage or tsunami alerts. Seismologists note that deeper quakes in this area can shift