https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-mistakenly-issues-warning-for-magnitude-9-9-earthquakeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-mistakenly-issues-warning-for-magnitude-9-9-earthquakehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/japan-mistakenly-issues-warning-for-magnitude-9-9-earthquake#u135560Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:00:15 +0000Japan issued a false emergency alert for a magnitude 9.9 earthquake, startling the nation during the busy lunch hour. The Japan Meteorological Agency mistakenly estimated the massive magnitude and forecast strong shaking across much of the country, triggering alarms on mobile phones and street systems. The weather agency withdrew the erroneous warning minutes later and apologized for the disruption to transport. An actual earthquake of magnitude 7 struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula around the same time, though authorities confirmed no tsunami threat to Hawaii.Why it mattersThe erroneous