{
  "id": 14876947,
  "title": "Japan mistakenly issues 9.9-magnitude quake alert after 6.9 tremor near Russia, later withdraws warning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/japan-mistakenly-issues-9-9-magnitude-quake-alert-after-6-9-tremor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T05:06:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/japan-mistakenly-issues-9-9-magnitude-quake-alert-after-6-9-tremor-near-russia-later-withdraws-warning-101792125223053.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The false warning was issued on Friday afternoon (local time), and had forecast strong shaking across northern, eastern and central Japan.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/magnitude-7-earthquake-strikes-russias-kamchatka-peninsula",
        "published": "2026-10-16T03:57:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Earthquake of magnitude 7 jolts Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, no tsunami warning issued",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/earthquake-of-magnitude-7-jolts-russias-kamchatka-peninsula-no",
        "published": "2026-10-16T03:57:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Earthquake Of Magnitude 7 Strikes Russia, Japan Mistakenly Issues 9.9 Warning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/earthquake-of-magnitude-7-strikes-russia-japan-mistakenly-issues-9-9",
        "published": "2026-10-16T04:44:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, no tsunami alert issued",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/magnitude-7-earthquake-strikes-russias-kamchatka-peninsula-no-tsunami",
        "published": "2026-10-16T06:05:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "When Japan’s earthquake warning system cried wolf: Magnitude 9.9 alert withdrawn in eight minutes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/when-japans-earthquake-warning-system-cried-wolf-magnitude-9-9-alert",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:12:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}