Can HAARP trigger earthquakes? The truth behind the hoax that returns after every natural disaster

HAARP (High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program), a U.S. ionospheric research facility in Alaska, does not trigger earthquakes, despite recurring conspiracy theories that resurface after major seismic events. Multiple scientific studies and the U.S. Geological Survey have found no mechanism by which the facility's radio waves could generate earthquakes; the energy required would vastly exceed HAARP's output. The hoax persists partly because natural disasters occur frequently, creating opportunities to blame the facility retroactively.