Analysis of earthquake frequency in 2026 shows stability with no increase
Summary
Strong earthquakes struck different areas in 2026, prompting questions about increasing frequency, but statistics show that 26 earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or higher recorded so far this year is somewhat below the average of 46 per year and below the average frequency of the past 40 years. Scientists explain that earthquake numbers are stable and the perception of increasing frequency stems from media coverage of recent destructive events and cognitive biases such as recency bias and the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.
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Kad god se dogodi niz razornih ili značajnih potresa, znanstvenicima se postavlja isto pitanje: postaju li potresi sve češći? Filipini (magnituda 7,8) Indonezija (M7,7) Venezuela
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