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2023-01-11 23:14:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AA49D716C2303528C9209E165F7939A3005000C333FAFBDE9A4C90F8F426EFB8
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There is no scientific evidence for earthquake predictions. There is always a chance for earthquakes in places with active faults, but specific predictions perform no better than random when tested. "Megaquakes" are not physically possible. More from scientists: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-you-predict-earthquakes https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-megaquakes-really-happen-magnitude-10-or-larger https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/earthquakes/earthquakes-probabilities https://pnsn.org/outreach/faq/earthquake-prediction https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2019/predicting-next-big-earthquake/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-we-predict-earthquakes-at-all1/
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