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2024-12-08 02:41:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3C98218CE9DB3BDD7B27A97B172BA9444F371C33185D5BF6135DA2E72C28DECA
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The M 7.0 earthquake off the coast of norther California was indeed an earthquake. Quakes and explosions appear different on seismometers, and seismic data is publicly available for anyone to confirm: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75095651/executive https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-can-you-tell-difference-between-explosion-and-earthquake-seismogram https://www.iris.edu/app/station_monitor/#2024-12-05T00:00:00/RE-MTCL3/map/ These radiation levels are common during events of poor air quality: https://www.airnow.gov/state/?name=california https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.046321
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