Japan issues rare special advisory over chance of more powerful quake ^32.1%

The Japan Times - By Kanako Takahara, Yukana Inoue, Jesse Johnson, Eric Johnston - 4/20/2026, 9:28 AM

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Authorities have warned residents of northeastern Japan to prepare for an even larger earthquake after a magnitude 7.7 quake struck off the coast of Iwate on Monday, triggering tsunami across a broad swath of the area. Residents in areas where a special advisory has been issued — for 182 municipalities from Hokkaido to Chiba Prefecture —... more