気象庁の緊急地震速報、「M9.9」は誤り　初の取り消し

Good evening, this is Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is October eighteenth. A false earthquake alert surprised much of Japan this week. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down.

On October sixteenth at midday, the weather agency sent out an earthquake early warning, but it was a mistake.

It means an earthquake early warning, the alert sent to phones and TV before shaking arrives.

It means a mistake.

Around twelve forty, an alert for a magnitude nine point nine quake with the strongest level of shaking went out from Hokkaido to central Japan.

But about eight minutes later, at around twelve forty-eight, the alert was cancelled.

It means to cancel or take back.

The real quake was a magnitude six point nine quake near the Kamchatka Peninsula.

It means actual, or in reality.

This is the first time a warning-level alert has been cancelled.

It means a warning.

Because of the alert, the bullet train stopped running for a while on part of the line.

It means to suspend or hold off.

According to the agency, it got the location of the quake wrong and calculated a size that was far too big.

It means the epicenter of a quake.

It means calculation.

There was a rule not to use stations more than seven hundred kilometers away, but this time that function did not work properly.

It means to be far from something.

It means a function or feature.

The agency apologized for the trouble and put a fix in place that night.

It means trouble or inconvenience to others.

It means a countermeasure.

The agency plans to look into the cause in more detail.

It means cause.

Now let's listen to the full news again.

Quiz time. Answer each question.

Nine point nine.

Near the Kamchatka Peninsula.

About eight minutes later.

Seven hundred kilometers or more.

That's all for this evening. Thanks for listening. See you next time.