Geologists can not predict an earthquake in the way the weather forecasters can predict hurricanes or tornadoes.
There is seismic activities that can indicate an earthquake may be eminent though.
Yes and no. Yes, they can be measured using seismographs, machines that measure how much an earthquake shakes the ground. I say seismographs, because 3 are used to triangulate the position of the earthquake. Earthquakes are unpredictable because they are caused by movement in the earths lithosphere. However earthquakes are more likely to happen in certain places, such as a place where a piece of crust slides over another piece a little bit. If the crust moved, the top piece could come slamming down.
Not yet, but scientists are working on it.
obviously they can't predict it because they don't know how much stress is put together in strike slip faults!
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
Earthquakes are measured using a seisometer which detects tilts/movements of the plates within the earthquakes Charlotte x
They are measured on the Richter Scale, if you are talking about the magnitude
The Mercalli scale.
none, it is impossible to tell when an earthquake is coming!
Earthquakes are measured using a seismograph. There is no exact science to predicting an earthquake. Scientists can only project the possibility of an earthquake occurring. This is based on measured seismic activity within a specific concentrated zone.
Probably the biggest problem with earthquakes is that they can't be predicted.
They can't be predicted and that is the problem. Geologists monitor active faults for signs of movement.
You can't predict earthquakes
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
Seismologists not meteorologists study earthquakes. Generally earthquakes can be predicted by measuring fore-quakes which often precede larger earthquakes.
they are measured by a Richter scale
it is how earthquakes are measured.
Predicting earthquakes in the East is like predicting snow in the North.
All earthquakes are measured on either the Richter scale or the Mercalli scale.
Earthquakes can never be predicted because Mother Nature is a surprise to us all
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano was predicted because the only way was to see if there were any earthquakes or tremors or magma.