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2023-04-28 01:20:17 UTC - HELPFUL
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The USGS has issued no official earthquake warnings in the past 7 days. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=22.02455,-130.16602&extent=51.78144,-59.85352&range=search&baseLayer=terrain&timeZone=utc&search=%7B%22name%22:%22Search%20Results%22,%22params%22:%7B%22starttime%22:%222023-04-20%2000:00:00%22,%22endtime%22:%222023-04-27%2023:59:59%22,%22maxlatitude%22:50,%22minlatitude%22:24.6,%22maxlongitude%22:-65,%22minlongitude%22:-125,%22contributor%22:%22ew%22%7D%7D QuakePrediction.com is not an official earthquake warning system and has a history of making erroneous claims. https://abc7.com/earthquake-prediction-twitter-quake/11065246/ https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Alaska-Scientists-say-dont-be-fooled-by-a-website-that-claims-to-predict-earthquakes-503881601.html The official USGS warning system, ShakeAlert, currently has a notification time of at most a few minutes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShakeAlert
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