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2023-05-14 15:14:51 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

There is no scientific basis for these earthquake forecasts https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-you-predict-earthquakes https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/earthquakes/earthquakes-probabilities Peer-reviewed research finds no evidence of correlation with planetary alignment https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view/528 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/89/2A/577/525827/Do-Large-Magnitude-8-Global-Earthquakes-Occur-on Fact-checks of these claims 2023 https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-earthquake-prediction-262451352553 2018 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/man-s-huge-quake-prediction-is-fearmongering-geonet.html 2017 https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/03/01/dutch-earthquake-enthusiast-claims-to-predict-major-tremor/ 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/28/massive-california-earthquake-predicted-for-today/ User's last prediction site, claiming to get info from aliens & angels https://web.archive.org/web/20080715000000*/ditrianum.org

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• There is no scientific basis for these earthquake forecasts https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-you-predict-earthquakes https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/earthquakes/earthquakes-probabilities Peer-reviewed research finds no evidence of correlation with planetary alignment https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view/528 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/89/2A/577/525827/Do-Large-Magnitude-8-Global-Earthquakes-Occur-on Fact-checks of these claims 2023 https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-earthquake-prediction-262451352553 2018 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/man-s-huge-quake-prediction-is-fearmongering-geonet.html 2017 https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/03/01/dutch-earthquake-enthusiast-claims-to-predict-major-tremor/ 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/28/massive-california-earthquake-predicted-for-today/ User's last prediction site, claiming to get info from aliens & angels https://web.archive.org/web/20080715000000*/ditrianum.org