Japan False Earthquake Alert Sparks Panic
Japan erroneously broadcast a magnitude 9.9 earthquake warning for Hokkaido, triggering mass panic before being retracted — compared to the 2018 Hawaii missile false alarm.
What we know
an account on X's tweet went massively viral (256K views, 389 RTs) describing a false emergency alert warning of an imminent M9.9 earthquake — which would be the strongest ever recorded — off Hokkaido. Another account on X also retweeted the same report, amplifying it across crypto CT. The incident highlights systemic fragility in emergency alert infrastructure and echoes the 2018 Hawaii missile scare.
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