{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "earthquake-near-me",
  "title": "Earthquake NEAR ME",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/earthquake-near-me/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/earthquake-near-me.json",
  "summary": "Local search spike for recent seismic activity (e.g., 3.5 magnitude near Westley/Stanislaus County).",
  "why_now": "Multiple local news reports about the Westley/Stanislaus County quake were published recently, producing an immediate cluster of 'near me' searches.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Local outlets reporting a 3.5 magnitude quake near Westley, CA and Stanislaus County (Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle). - Multiple local news items clustered in the related_news_context indicating a recent event prompting 'near me' searches. - why_this_is_trending explicitly links the trend to those local earthquake reports.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 78.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "- Update: 3.5 magnitude earthquake shakes close to Westley, CA on Sept. 27 - Sacramento Bee"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Volcano Earthquake Report for Thursday, 24 September 2026",
      "source": "Volcano Discovery",
      "url": "https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes-volcanoes/news/363602/Volcano-earthquake-report-2026-09-24.html"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202609280101_signal_Quality-1-earthquake-near-me",
    "batch_id": "202609280101",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202609280101_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202609280101_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202609280058_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202609280056_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202609280055_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202609280055_signal_Bezos.txt"
    }
  }
}