Earthquakes are very hard to predict a long time before they happen, they can only br predicted a few minutes before they are going to happen
Scientists want to be able to predict earthquakes to save peoples lives.
Scientists are able to predict large earthquakes to a certain extent. With the use of certain statistical methods, many earthquakes are able to be predicted.
They do not predict earthquakes.
witchcraft
It is important for scientists to develop ways to predict earthquakes. By it they can measure when the next one would be.
Scientists have no power to control earthquakes, nor to specifically predict them, but a logical area that the earthquakes would take place is along the plates of the earths crust. (Their shifting leads to earthquakes)
radon
They don't predict earthquakes.
Seismologist
Yes, through the use of global positioning systemsscientists use satellite data to predict earthquakes.
Nobody knows how many earthquakes can happen in a year because you cannot predict earthquakes. :)