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4. RECORDED history, not history. How many earthquakes occurred before there were humans? Before

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 07:35 AM

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there were mammals? Before any life on earth?

Justifying a failure to verify facts or to use one scientist's opinion vs another (since numbers are only as good as the recording or diagnostic capabilities of machines) is not an excuse to come up with potentially incorrect information because others do so too. This is just another media attempt to hype the news.

But we all know of hyped stories on LooTube. We see it so often even on this site where LooTube videos are posted.

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8th in Recorded History. No way could it be 6th largest ever. Wonder Why Wednesday #1

Earthquake magnitudes are frequently revised. CNN was not alone calling it the "6th largest". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #2

RECORDED history, not history. How many earthquakes occurred before there were humans? Before Wonder Why Yesterday #4

Interesting. nt Exp Wednesday #3