New Way to Monitor Faults May Help Predict Earthquakes

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found a way to monitor the strength of geologic faults deep in the Earth. This finding could prove to be a boon for earthquake prediction by pinpointing those faults that are likely to fail and produce earthquakes. Until now, scientists had no method for detecting changes in fault strength, which is not measureable at the Earths surface.

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Science & Technology

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• earthquake prediction
• seismology

[claudesv]

I believe the best and most efficient method to try to predict earthquakes is the monitoring of primordial gases, especially radon, but also helium, methane, nitrogen and others. Interestingly, the case study of earthquake Aquila, Italy, and the study by Gioacchino Giampaolo Giuliani from Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy.

It is important to understand the ideas of Dr. Thomas Gold on the real causes of earthquakes and not its consequences, if we really want to save lives.