article_snippet.sent: The new stretch of land came as a complete surprise to the locals, as there was no indication of the land movement overnight . '
article_snippet.sent: The local residents said The local residents didn't hear any sounds and there were no tremors (when land appeared),' said Katsuhiro Tanaka, the president of the Rausu Fisheries Cooperative Association, who viewed the expanded coastline the day it was discovered.
article_snippet.sent: No clue: Local residents on Hokkaido Island say Local residents on Hokkaido island felt no tremors overnight, or heard any sounds to indicate movement, and that the landmass just appeared .
article_snippet.sent: Our understanding is that this is different from earthquakes,' an official at the central government's Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau told AFP.
article_snippet.sent: It is not believed to be related to the 7.8magnitude earthquake that struck the Kathmandu Valley on Saturday, which so far has claimed more than 4,000 lives.