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2 hours ago · Japan
Japan’s ‘mega-quake’ that never was, and the danger of false alarms
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Japan. The first report grouped here was at 19 Oct 2026, 11:28 UTC. The headline in use is “Japan’s ‘mega-quake’ that never was, and the danger of false alarms”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Kanako Hosomura was working in a clothing store in Yokohama when an alert on her phone warned of an imminent magnitude 9. 9 earthquake.
South China Morning Post AsiaRead at South China Morning Post Asia
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Japan’s mega-quake that never was, and the danger of false alarms
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