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2024-05-02 03:55:03 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 11941BD441167A7A8A85DC9A0893ECFD1F4D4B0F2758CC5527878779029DE73D
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There is no scientific evidence supporting the idea that earthquakes can be caused by radar. https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/faqs https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/earthquakes https://www.californiaresidentialmitigationprogram.com/resources/blog/debunking-common-myths-about-earthquakes https://www.csusm.edu/em/procedures/earthquake_myths.html https://www.cpp.edu/em/great-shake-out/myths.shtml Many quakes occur in California every day, but they are no more likely to occur near radar stations than other areas. https://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=29.95493,-131.4624&extent=43.50075,-107.53418&range=search&search=%7B%22name%22:%22Search%20Results%22,%22params%22:%7B%22starttime%22:%222024-04-02%2000:00:00%22,%22endtime%22:%222024-05-02%2023:59:59%22,%22maxlatitude%22:42.624,%22minlatitude%22:30.985,%22maxlongitude%22:-113.577,%22minlongitude%22:-125.398,%22minmagnitude%22:1.5,%22orderby%22:%22time%22%7D%7D Reporting on user's misleading earthquake claims: 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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