{
  "id": 15599923,
  "title": "Japan’s mega-quake that never was, and the danger of false alarms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/japans-mega-quake-that-never-was-and-the-danger-of-false-alarms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:28:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3371398/japans-mega-quake-never-was-and-danger-false-alarms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kanako Hosomura was working in a clothing store in Yokohama when an alert on her phone warned of an imminent magnitude 9.9 earthquake. “We all rushed outside,” Hosomura said, recalling how people poured out of nearby shops and offices to watch tall buildings and power lines for signs of shaking. But no earthquake came. Eight minutes after issuing the warning on Friday, the Japan Meteorological…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}