New Delhi: A Dutch researcher in a social media post predicted a potentially strong earthquake near Pakistan. Notably, he is the same researcher who had also predicted the devastating double earthquakes that hit Turkiye and Syria earlier this year, which claimed over 50,000 lives.
Frank Hoogerbeets, a researcher at the Solar System Geometry Survey (SSGEOS), said that strong atmospheric fluctuations were observed in parts of and near Pakistan that could be "an indicator of an upcoming stronger tremor".
"On September 30, we recordevd atmospheric fluctuations that included parts of and near Pakistan. This is correct. It can be an indicator of an upcoming stronger tremor (as was the case with Morocco). But we cannot say with certainty that it will happen," the scientist wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Hoogerbeets's latest post has triggered speculation on social media about a possible earthquake in Pakistan.
He, however, also rejected the rumours of a “big earthquake”, asserting that the indicators are no certainty.
"Often when we say that there is the possibility of a stronger earthquake, rumors appear that "there will be a big earthquake." These rumors are false! There can be indicators, yes. But there is no certainty that it will happen," he wrote on X.