Tokyo, June 2 -- A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan's Hokkaido early Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The earthquake occurred at 3:52 a.m. local time (1852 GMT Sunday) at a shallow depth, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in areas such as Taiki and Urahoro in the eastern region of Hokkaido Prefecture, the agency said.

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