# MenkyoQuest — Question ch10_q024

Chapter: Ch. 10 Accidents & Disaster
Section: 第３節 災害などのとき
Type: True/False
Difficulty: hard

## Question
An Earthquake Early Warning is issued for areas where seismic intensity of 4 or higher is predicted when the expected magnitude of earthquake motion is approximately seismic intensity 4 or higher.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road, under "2. When an Earthquake Early Warning is Issued," states that an Earthquake Early Warning is issued for areas where seismic intensity of 4 or higher is predicted when the expected magnitude of earthquake motion is approximately seismic intensity 5-lower or higher. The question states "seismic intensity 4 or higher," but the correct threshold is "seismic intensity 5-lower or higher."

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 13: Responding to traffic accidents

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
２ 緊急地震速報が発表されたとき

## Tags
緊急地震速報, 震度, 引っかけ, 数字

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Source basis: National Police Agency's official Rules of the Road manual (Public Domain under Article 13 §2 of Japan's Copyright Act).
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