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THE almost random occurrence of earthquakes seems to rule out any useful method of forecasting, at least until we understand and can closely monitor earth mantle processes. The probable influence of known natural factors like earth and ocean tides in triggering earthquakes is not sufficiently determining to be a forecasting aid. More hopeful are the results of ground deformation monitoring in the vicinity of such fault zones as the San Andreas, where patterns are emerging between ground deformation and ensuing local earthquakes1.
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MOHR, P. Relationships between Recent Middle East and African Earthquakes. Nature 223, 816–818 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223816a0
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