A new study debunks claims that a magnitude 4.5 earthquake in Iran was a covert nuclear weapons test, as widely alleged on social media and some mainstream news outlets in October 2024, a period of ...

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A major earthquake in Iran was not triggered by a nuclear test as feared, according to new research. The study debunks claims that the 4.5 magnitude quake was a covert nuclear weapons test by the ...

Scientists confirm it was a natural event, yet the false nuclear test theory still reached global news. Credit: SciTechDaily.com A scientific investigation dismantles the widespread claim that an ...