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Japan retracts mistaken magnitude 9.9 quake alert

CNA

Published 17 Oct 2026, 5:13 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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The alert set off loud emergency alerts on millions of mobile phones in Japan. Japan's weather agency clarified later that a 6.9-magnitude quake occurred near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula at a depth of 160 kilometres (100 miles).

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