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2024-02-11 01:26:15 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 40AD267E7D1B40FFAC2129B33CE64D2241A54AE72EDC2C163628805B2B21CDBB
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There is no scientific basis for earthquake prediction. Quakes are always possible in very seismically active areas like subduction zones, but specific predictions like this perform no better than random when statistically tested against background odds. Learn more: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-you-predict-earthquakes https://pnsn.org/outreach/faq/earthquake-prediction https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/earthquakes/earthquakes-probabilities https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2019/predicting-next-big-earthquake https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00685-y https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-you-predict-an-earthquake/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-earthquake-prediction-262451352553
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