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Experts say three recent powerful earthquakes are not related
Three powerful earthquakes—a 5.6-magnitude tremor in northern California, a 7.2-magnitude quake in northern Japan, and two quakes in Venezuela—occurred within eight hours. Experts confirm the events are unrelated despite online speculation about a connection.
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