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Japan Mistakenly Issues Warning for Strongest Ever Earthquake

New York Times16 October 2026, 14:08 UTCJapan

Officials on Friday withdrew an alert sent when they believed a 9.9-magnitude earthquake had taken place. In the end, the tremor was hardly felt.

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Toshimitsu MotegiGovernment leadersJapan16 October 2026, 13:04 UTC
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