Earth-shaking research to predict devastation from earthquakes

[happinesson]

if this is a tool to predict the site and extent of the earthquake, this will be a life saving tools for the many!

[roidroid]

perhaps if we can better identify danger zones of earthquakes, on a meter by meter scale, then we can build accordingly.

Perhaps also we can try to trigger more benign earthquakes - if an area is at high risk - perhaps with explosives that fault line can be safely nullified for a few months at least.

Much like we safely trigger avalanches to avoid an unpredictable avalanche later.

[adam3141]

@galaxy387 - I think this is a software tool that can simulate an large magnitude earthquake at a specific location and predict what the intensity of the seismic waves is likely to be.

It can't actually predict an earthquake - that is actually quite random where and when they happen - although I guess a specific area has a certain probability of an earthquake event happening.

[galaxy387]

Forgive my ignorant , how does it work??? By looking at it scientists can predict Earthquake????!!!! Wow!!!

[enigmas00]

Sooo... what am I looking at here? Some narration would have been nice.

[patienceking]

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