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Scientists debunk nuclear test claims after Iranian earthquake sparked global panic
In a nutshell A 4.5 magnitude earthquake in Iran took just 17 minutes to transform from natural event to viral nuclear conspiracy, highlighting how scientific data can be misinterpreted during ...
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Lesson 4: Plate Motions and Faults
Remind students of what they learned in Lesson 3: the outer part of the Earth ... are called faults. Tell them there are different kinds of faults (strike-slip, normal, and reverse faults).
Scientists Debunk Claim That Iran’s 2024 Earthquake Was a Nuclear Weapons Test
Minutes after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Iran on October 5, 2024, rumors swirled that it wasn’t natural—claims that ...
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Iranian ‘nuclear weapons test’ was actually earthquake
“In this case, the source was what we call a reverse fault − a motion associated with the Earth’s crust being crushed as the Arabian and Eurasian plates collide. Nuclear tests have very ...