Per Yahoo! Japan, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Northern Japan at 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday.  The epicenter was in Tokachi-oki and the quake was felt strongly in nearby Hokkaido and Sapporo, Japan. Per the map provided by Yahoo, it does not appear Tokyo felt the quake.

@Kuma provided the first tweet on the quake. It was soon followed by these tweets from the affected area:

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   Kuma (Sapporo, Japan) earthquake 05 Jun 2009 from Tweetie
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   kirinfish (Sapporo, Japan) earthquake 05 Jun 2009 from mobile web
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   tdes (Hokkaido, Japan) Earthquake in Hokkaido! Just a bit of shaking … I’m still alive. 05 Jun 2009 from web
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   mrsalbrecht (Goshogawara, Japan) Little earthquake in Aomori prefecture. Neat. 05 Jun 2009 from web
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   ichinald (Japan) 結構揺れたんですね、北海道方面。みなさん大丈夫かな?　http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/quake/ (I shook me, towards Hokkaido. Is it safe to you?) 05 Jun 2009 from web
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   hakujin (Aomori, Japan) I felt it here! RT @mrsalbrechtRT @ActionCentral 6.4-MAG EARTHQUAKE STRIKES HOKKAIDO, JAPAN, SAYS @USGS 05 Jun 2009 from web

@Kuma told @BreakingTweets that there was “No problems in Sapporo.. just some minor rumbling.”  @nobonne of Sapporo reported feeling “dizzy” after the quake.

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