Japan Met Agency apologises for false alert about M9.9 quake

Japan mistakenly issued an earthquake early warning for a massive magnitude-9.9 quake on Friday (Oct 16), briefly rattling nerves across northern Japan and disrupting train services. The alert was cancelled eight minutes later, after authorities determined that a magnitude-6.9 earthquake in eastern Russia had been incorrectly detected by Japan's warning system. Japan's weather agency apologised for the false alarm. It ruled out a cyberattack as the cause, and is investigating what went wrong. #japan #japannews #earthquake Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia