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2023-10-06 15:25:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A7E7E9E596BCD92920A6BB80A674FDDC0669AB3A94D9553B9B3E97519D56260C
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It is true that eclipses do not cause earthquakes: https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/1417-1417/ But peer-reviewed research also finds no evidence supporting correlations with planetary geometry: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-position-moon-or-planets-affect-seismicity-are-there-more-earthquakes-morningin-eveningat https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/article/view/528 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/89/2A/577/525827/Do-Large-Magnitude-8-Global-Earthquakes-Occur-on Fact-checks of user's similar pseudoscience claims about earthquakes: 2023 https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-earthquake-prediction-262451352553 2018 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/man-s-huge-quake-prediction-is-fearmongering-geonet.html 2017 https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/03/01/dutch-earthquake-enthusiast-claims-to-predict-major-tremor/ 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/28/massive-california-earthquake-predicted-for-today/
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