Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-15 23:44:11 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C9B85FD05934F89B7752EAD8192DC3A79EF8B6D41536E234146BFE2EB1DC4585
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Original Note:
The last M>7 earthquake was less than two months ago; gaps of that length or even longer are very common. Gaps/clusters in worldwide large earthquakes are not indicative of any specific future behavior. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-we-having-so-many-earthquakes-has-naturally-occurring-earthquake-activity-been https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-89.00782,-137.8125&extent=88.99557,497.8125&range=search&search=%7B%22name%22:%22Search%20Results%22,%22params%22:%7B%22starttime%22:%222014-10-08%2000:00:00%22,%22endtime%22:%222024-10-15%2023:59:59%22,%22minmagnitude%22:7,%22orderby%22:%22time%22%7D%7D Fact-checks of user's history of earthquake-related misinformation: 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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