Three dominant themes
| Theme | Summary | Supporting quotation |
|---|---|---|
| 1️⃣ Perceived spike in large quakes | Many commenters notice an apparent rise in > 7‑magnitude events this year and wonder if it’s statistically unusual. | “Large earthquakes are effectively random (ignoring aftershocks) but this feels like a lot this year, yeah?” – CookieCrisp |
| 2️⃣ Monitoring bias & magnitude thresholds | Users point out that the apparent increase is largely due to better station coverage and lower‑magnitude detection limits, not a real surge in big quakes. | “Why does this page say there have been 0 > 2.5 mag earthquakes this year?” – goda90 |
| 3️⃣ Tsunami safety for ferry travel | Concern about tsunami risk from the recent quake leads to advice on staying on open‑ocean vessels rather than inland or near‑shore locations. | “A ferry in the open ocean is one of the safer places to be during a tsunami.” – decimalenough |
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