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2023-03-05 00:02:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3C53632ADB1C7F346953CC5F492809964CF4F422248879AA2948A357B8EA3314
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Original Note:
Earthquake rates are well within normal ranges, which anyone can look up in public data. There is no scientific basis for earthquake predictions. "Plate blocking" is not a real geophysical phenomenon. "Megaquakes" are not physically possible. Learn more: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-we-having-so-many-earthquakes-has-naturally-occurring-earthquake-activity-been https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-you-predict-earthquakes https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/earthquakes/earthquakes-probabilities https://pnsn.org/outreach/faq/earthquake-prediction https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/earthquake-magnitude-energy-release-and-shaking-intensity https://www.vice.com/en/article/kz4jyz/earthquake-conspiracy-theorists-are-wreaking-havoc-during-emergencies
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