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Why is it hard to predict earthquakes?

Updated: 8/21/2019
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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


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It is important for scientists to develop ways to predict earthquakes. By it they can measure when the next one would be.


Do scientist have the power to control or predict earthquakes?

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)


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Do scientists use satellite data to predict earthquakes?

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