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Radon gas may or may not be used to predict an earthquake. Scientists in Chile and Italy sometimes find increased levels of radon gas in wells 6-24 hours before an earthquake. The increase is due to tiny escape routes that form during the crustal [or lithospheric or tectonic] plate activities that lead to earthquakes. Specifically, an example of a successful prediction based on radon gas levels is the warning by Gran Sasso laboratory researcher Giampaolo Giuliani of the April 7, 2009 in the region of Abruzzo.

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