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2024-03-09 22:31:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9955E604A31D6CC1880891C6CDD16A47E983C23EE3C55FD9A7E7E4BDFEAA1B79
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Current rates of earthquakes are well within normal and expected ranges, which anyone can confirm using publicly-available catalogs. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-we-having-so-many-earthquakes-has-naturally-occurring-earthquake-activity-been https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/ https://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/info-gen/faq-en.php Reporting on user's history of similar claims about earthquakes with fact-checks from seismologists: https://web.archive.org/web/20240223173458/https://www.vice.com/en/article/kz4jyz/earthquake-conspiracy-theorists-are-wreaking-havoc-during-emergencies https://www.inverse.com/science/earthquake-prediction-dutchsinse-holmquist-conspiracy
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