{
  "question": "Was today an earthquake?",
  "url": "https://was.today/an-earthquake",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — the world shook plenty today, with 46 quakes of magnitude 2.5 or higher logged in the past 24 hours.",
  "details": [
    "Strongest was a magnitude 6.0 near Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 10:21 PM UTC-independent local USGS time",
    "No quakes of any size were recorded within 300 km of Columbus",
    "Counts are a rolling 24-hour window, so the total may still change tonight"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "USGS earthquakes, past 24 hours",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-27",
  "place": "Columbus, OH, US",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/an-earthquake/2026-10-27/us/oh/columbus",
  "scope": "local",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-28T03:24:38.453Z"
}