After a strong earthquake off the eastern coast of Honshu in Japan late on the night of December 8, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued the “Hokkaido-Sanriku-oki Follow-up Earthquake Warning Information” at 2 a.m. local time — as the possibility of a massive earthquake in the Kuril Trench and the Japan Trench is relatively higher than usual, the Japanese Cabinet and Meteorological Agency called on the public to take disaster prevention and countermeasures in accordance with the instructions of the government and local governments. According to reports, this is the first time that “Hokkaido/Sanriku-oki Follow-up Earthquake Warning Information” has been released since the application of this information system began in December 2022.

After a strong earthquake off the eastern coast of Honshu in Japan late on the night of December 8, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued the “Hokkaido-Sanriku-oki Follow-up Earthquake Warning Information” at 2 a.m. local time — as the possibility of a massive earthquake in the Kuril Trench and the Japan Trench is relatively higher than usual, the Japanese Cabinet and Meteorological Agency called on the public to take disaster prevention and countermeasures in accordance with the instructions of the government and local governments. According to reports, this is the first time that “Hokkaido/Sanriku-oki Follow-up Earthquake Warning Information” has been released since the application of this information system began in December 2022.