In a nutshell A 4.5 magnitude earthquake in Iran took just 17 minutes to transform from natural event to viral nuclear conspiracy, highlighting how scientific data can be misinterpreted during geopolitical tensions Social media posts and mainstream news outlets spread false claims about nuclear testing faster than scientific fact-checks could counter them,

A scientific investigation dismantles the widespread claim that an Iranian earthquake was actually a secret nuclear test. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University analyzed seismic data and confirmed the event was a naturally occurring earthquake caused by tectonic activity.

New research disprove claims that a 4.5 magnitude quake was a covert nuclear weapons test by the Iranian regime.

An earthquake that struck Iran last year was misreported as a covert nuclear weapons test amid rising global tension, seismologists said. Researchers in the US studied seismic data after reports on social media sites and some news outlets suggested the magnitude 4.