Japan warns of tsunami
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Officials said the megaquake advisory is not a prediction and the probability of a magnitude 8 or larger quake is only about 1%, but there's hope it will serve as a wake-up call.
Viral TikToks claim that recent geomagnetic storms caused Japan's earthquake oand might predict an imminent Cascadia quake.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 hit Japan's northeastern region on Friday, prompting a tsunami advisory for waves up to 1 metre (39 inch) high from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).