Earthquake or Nuclear Test? What Was Iran’s Recent Tremor?

A recent seismic event in Iran has raised global speculation over whether it was a natural earthquake or a secret underground nuclear test.

While the public remains divided, science offers tools to uncover the truth. By analyzing seismic wave patterns, depth of the epicenter, and detecting low-frequency acoustic waves and radioactive gases, experts can determine whether a tremor is tectonic or man-made.

The international seismic monitoring network, established after the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, plays a key role in tracking underground nuclear activity.

In the case of Iran, these methods help decode whether the shaking earth signals nature or a covert nuclear operation.