北海道で震度５弱

　１２日午前１時９分ごろ、北海道宗谷地方北部を震源とする地震があり、豊富町で震度５弱の揺れを観測した。気象庁によると、震源の深さはごく浅い。地震の規模（マグニチュード）は４．４と推定される。地震による津波の心配はないという。
　稚内地区消防事務組合豊富支署によると、同日午前１時半時点で被害の情報は入っていない。
　主な各地の震度は次の通り。
　震度５弱＝北海道豊富町
　震度４＝北海道幌延町
　震度３＝北海道天塩町。（2019/12/12-01:43）

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.4 jolted the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido early Thursday, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.
   The quake, which struck around 1:09 a.m. (4:09 p.m. Wednesday GMT), occurred at a very shallow point under ground in the northern part of the Soya district in northern Hokkaido, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
   The temblor is unlikely to cause tsunami, the agency said. It registered lower 5 in the town of Toyotomi.
   There had been no report on damage from the earthquake as of 1:30 a.m., according to local firefighters.
   Following the quake, the Japanese government set up an information liaison office at the crisis management center of the prime minister's office in Tokyo.