Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has discredited the recentearthquake predictions that have been circulating on social media,triggering fear among the netizens
Speaking in this regard, PMD’s Director stated that an earthquake is anatural disaster that cannot be predicted in advance. Mild earthquakes arecommon in Pakistan and will continue to occur, but there is no scientificbasis for the predictions of strong earthquakes.
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which was predicted three days prior,has wreaked havoc in both countries. The collective death toll has crossed16,000; 12,873 in Turkey and 3,162 in Syria.
A researcher from the Netherlands, Frank Hoogerbeets, made headlines forhis tweet predicting a major earthquake in the region three days before itactually occurred. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey, Jordan,Syria, and Lebanon, causing widespread devastation.
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Despite the accuracy of Hoogerbeets’ prediction, the PMD has rejected theposts of earthquake predictions in Pakistan and India that are currentlygoing viral on social media.
The department has reminded the public that earthquakes cannot be predictedand that they should take necessary precautions to prepare for suchdisasters.
