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北海道〜東北でM5.2〜6.0の地震に注意?

Original review summary

A post on January 7, 2026, warned of an M5.2–6.0 earthquake from Tohoku to Hokkaido. The review says pinpoint earthquake prediction is not scientifically possible with current science and notes that earthquakes in that magnitude range occurred seven times in Japan during the first 22 days of 2026.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] 日本ファクトチェックセンター original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026