Japan retracts 9.9-magnitude quake alert after eight minutes; no shaking felt

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Japan's Meteorological Agency briefly issued an alert for a magnitude-9.9 earthquake on Friday afternoon, causing widespread alarm. The warning was withdrawn about eight minutes later. It had been set off by a magnitude-6.9 quake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, a much smaller event. The alert led to temporary disruptions in transport. Officials are now reviewing the warning system to prevent similar confusion.

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