{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "earthquake",
  "title": "Earthquake",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/earthquake/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/earthquake.json",
  "summary": "Elevated general interest in seismic activity due to multiple tremors and regional quakes (Vanuatu, South Bay, Central Valley).",
  "why_now": "Several separate seismic reports were published in a short time window, producing aggregate attention to 'earthquake' searches.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Coverage of a large tremor in Vanuatu and reports of quakes shaking South Bay and Central Valley (SURFER Magazine, KRON4, Sacramento Bee). - Multiple geographically dispersed reports indicate a broader uptick in earthquake-related news attracting general searches. - why_this_is_trending notes clustering of these earthquake stories as the cause.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 79.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "- Large Tremor Strikes Vanuatu, Sparking Mega-Tsunami Terror - SURFER Magazine",
    "- 2 earthquakes shake South Bay - KRON4",
    "- Magnitude 3.5 quake rattles Central Valley in California, seismologists say - Sacramento Bee"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Large Tremor Strikes Vanuatu, Sparking Mega-Tsunami Terror - SURFER Magazine",
      "source": "SURFER Magazine",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMid0FVX3lxTE9MdXd4X1Vaa2gwR2tjc0FYSXhsNHBkNUxLV2xuazB5NU1sYWZJR2U5Ny1CU0tkU09qSlVVTTJsbjYxSFVGcWxoZU1mUU52cE9Ia09XazR0YndNQUtIU3BqSHZGdGFrSmFGelAwbzc0NkxtQUtzdkg0?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202609280101_signal_Quality-6-earthquake",
    "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"
    }
  }
}