Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-13 04:16:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3A2F1ADF0748E65F3E245026E636ABEDFA0FAA62A0D64F3FD8967743457AF105
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Original Note:
These earthquakes are unrelated to volcanic activity. They are tectonic earthquakes: happening in fault zones, not under the volcano, and with different seismic signatures than volcanic earthquakes. Explanation from a geologist: https://twitter.com/timblor/status/1657222764875616256 Info on quakes at Lassen: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/lassen-volcanic-center/seismic-monitoring-lassen-volcanic-center Recent quakes: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=39.6776,-122.48383&extent=41.17038,-119.9707&range=search&baseLayer=street&search=%7B%22name%22:%22Search%20Results%22,%22params%22:%7B%22starttime%22:%222023-04-16%2000:00:00%22,%22endtime%22:%222023-05-16%2023:59:59%22,%22maxlatitude%22:41.11,%22minlatitude%22:39.738,%22maxlongitude%22:-120.284,%22minlongitude%22:-122.173,%22minmagnitude%22:1.5,%22orderby%22:%22time%22%7D%7D
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