A software error triggering a false magnitude 9.9 quake in Japan sparks fears that eroding public trust could cost lives in a ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a magnitude 9.9 earthquake warning just eight minutes after issuing it following a ...

In a bizarre incident, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a warning about what could have been the world’s worst ...

There is no upper limit on the magnitude of an earthquake, but it depends on the length of a faultline. Japan sits on Pacific ...

The alert was withdrawn within minutes, with no tsunami threat. Light tremors were felt in Hakodate; officials have begun a ...

Officials on Friday withdrew an alert sent when they believed a 9.9-magnitude earthquake had taken place. In the end, the ...

Japan mistakenly issued a magnitude 9.9 earthquake alert near the Kuril Islands before correcting it to a 6.9 quake near ...

Following the warning, 14 tram trains in Sapporo, Hokkaido, halted for several minutes until it was deemed safe to resume ...