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Earthquake Predictions

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EARTHQUAKE PREDICTIONS

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Earthquakes cannot be predicted and we do not know if it will ever be possible. The best that the US Geological Survey can do is calculate some type of probability that an earthquake will happen within the next few years. Foreshocks or increased activity in an area does suggest a big one is coming but it may not.

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