How to Forecast an Earthquake
<p> <span word="Earthquakes">Earthquakes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="geological">geological</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="man">man</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forecasted">forecasted</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="with">with</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="geologic">geologic</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>. <span word="Maps">Maps</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Geological">Geological</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> . <span word="By">By</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="maps">maps</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p> <span word="Obtain">Obtain</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="periodicity">periodicity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span>. <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="periodicity">periodicity</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="USGS">USGS</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span>.</p><p> </p>
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