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2023-03-20 07:21:21 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D5EE04FBC784D70B349F3773C733EA1DC363D8736FDBEF0FC4B45C628090823F
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Original Note:
This "clustering" is not true except for cherry-picked examples, which anyone can look up in publicly available earthquake data. There is no scientific basis for earthquake prediction. USGS catalog: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search Learn more: https://www.iris.edu/hq/inclass/fact-sheet/how_often_do_earthquakes_occur https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-we-having-so-many-earthquakes-has-naturally-occurring-earthquake-activity-been https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/earthquakes https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/faqs-category User's history of similar pseudoscience claims: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-you-predict-an-earthquake/ https://www.npr.org/2023/02/07/1154893886/earthquake-prediction-turkey-usgs
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