Earthquake prediction research

There was some E M work done on Earth quake prediction along the Calif. Coast--not sure what happened to it--but since it is not quoted so I assume that it didn't pan out.

I think that one of the problems is false negatives--that is some activity is noted, and then no significant earth quake.

Is Bill around to comment on this--or has he gone on his European trip?
 
I'm a technician for the ocean bottom seismology laboratory at scripps, UCSD. My lab builds instruments that house seismometers, and we deploy them around the world for the collection of data sets that scientists use to learn about the Earths underground features and the processes that drive them. The question about earthquake prediction is frequently asked to the science party and the answer is simple. Accurately predicting earthquakes is currently not possible and I'm not sure that it ever will be. The geologic record can tell us that a particular region is overdue for a release of energy, but we cannot predict exactly when it will happen, or what the magnitude will be. If you live in an active area, or an area that is considered overdue, as I do, then you should think about being earthquake prepared.

Helpful and informative links:
http://www.bcnv.org/MiscPages/EarthQuak ... ssTest.asp
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/
 
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