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Japan Agency Retracts Erroneous Magnitude 9.9 Earthquake Alert, Disrupting Transport | Axios Times

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WorldOct 17, 2026, 4:22 AM

Japan Agency Retracts Erroneous Magnitude 9.9 Earthquake Alert, Disrupting Transport

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A Japanese agency mistakenly issued an earthquake alert of magnitude 9.9 and later retracted it. The erroneous warning disrupted transport, Kyodo News reported. No further details on the cause or the extent of the impact have been released.

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According to Kyodo News on October 17, 2026, a Japanese agency mistakenly issued an earthquake warning of magnitude 9.9 on the Richter scale and was later forced to retract it.

The incident disrupted transport operations, according to the report published by Kyodo News.

There is currently no further detail on the cause of the error or the specific scope of the incident's impact.

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english.kyodonews.net