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Japanese catfish can predict earthquakes before they strike.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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0 sources for · 4 against

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Is it true that Japanese catfish can predict earthquakes before they strike?

Unclear. No retrieved source addresses catfish as earthquake predictors. Several items argue earthquake prediction is difficult or theoretical, and one reviews seismic precursors without mentioning catfish, so the evidence only partially bears against the claim.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 4
Why is it hard to predict earthquakes?
2019
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Why is it hard to predict earthquakes?. (2019). earthscience.stackexchange.com. https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/17416/why-is-it-hard-to-predict-earthquakes

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Earthquake prediction in Iraq using machine learning techniques
2023
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Badr, J. N., Mahdi, H. K., & Hassin, A. A. H. (2023). Earthquake prediction in Iraq using machine learning techniques. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v29.i1.pp322-329

The Nature of Seismicity Patterns Before Large Earthquakes
1981
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Hiroo, K. (1981). The Nature of Seismicity Patterns Before Large Earthquakes. authors.library.caltech.edu. https://doi.org/10.1029/ME004p0001

Precursory changes in seismic velocity for the spectrum of earthquake failure modes
2016
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Maria, S. M., Chris, M., & Elisa, T. (2016). Precursory changes in seismic velocity for the spectrum of earthquake failure modes. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2775

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