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2024-06-22 06:51:15 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AA5E2D7DFA368D7F9A3973B71A8A31695252845E5397ED816B512F0738BAFB3C
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Original Note:
This is indeed a normal place for an earthquake. The USGS catalog shows many of this size or larger in the region: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-11.19996,31.6626&extent=5.70345,47.3291&range=search&search=%7B%22name%22:%22Search%20Results%22,%22params%22:%7B%22starttime%22:%222004-06-15%2000:00:00%22,%22endtime%22:%222024-06-22%2023:59:59%22,%22maxlatitude%22:3.179,%22minlatitude%22:-8.652,%22maxlongitude%22:46.187,%22minlongitude%22:32.739,%22minmagnitude%22:4,%22orderby%22:%22time%22%7D%7D Misleading earthquake claims (including false implications of unusual activity and predictions) are regularly used for scams and engagement bait: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-02957-y https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420923002200?via%3Dihub https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-you-predict-an-earthquake/ 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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