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An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 shook Japan’s Hokkaido on Friday. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometers. There were no reports of injuries or casualties following the earthquake.

This comes only a few days after an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Earthquakes are common in Japan because the country lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where four major tectonic plates—the Pacific, Philippine Sea, Eurasian, and North American plates — meet. Their constant movement and collisions cause frequent tremors. Japan’s subduction zones and high volcanic activity also make it one of the most earthquake-prone regions in the world.

The country has developed the densest seismic monitoring network

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