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Rated by Participant: 7A2D56502C5AA9B330C429DA861934DE400E079C81CB02065F3ED2560CE268C6
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There is no scientific basis for these earthquake forecasts: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-you-predict-earthquakes https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/earthquakes/earthquakes-probabilities Peer-reviewed studies of earthquakes & planetary geometry find no evidence of correlation: 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 similar pseudoscience claims: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-earthquake-prediction-262451352553 https://www.npr.org/2023/02/07/1154893886/earthquake-prediction-turkey-usgs https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-you-predict-an-earthquake/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/28/massive-california-earthquake-predicted-for-today/ https://slate.com/technology/2015/05/planetary-alignment-no-it-won-t-cause-an-earthquake.html https://gizmodo.com/will-a-planetary-alignment-cause-a-9-8-earthquake-this-1706933982 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/man-s-huge-quake-prediction-is-fearmongering-geonet.html
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