This network is crucial to informing Japan’s early-warning alert system. When an earthquake of a certain size is detected, warnings are issued to iPhones, TV screens and factory lines.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

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Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series retracing the lives of four families over the decade following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, mainly through ...

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The 5.7-magnitude earthquake on Dec. 9 that shook Lyon County and beyond could create momentum on a letter of support for an early earthquake warning system. The Parker Butte earthquake, as it has ...

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