What we can and (still) can’t predict about earthquakes

At around 10:44 Pacific Time on December 5, a huge earthquake struck around 60 miles off the coast of California. The magnitude 7 quake triggered a tsunami alert for some cities in northern California.

Fortunately the potentially catastrophic wave never appeared and the warning was later rescinded. Although many people…

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