GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -No. Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake. We do not know how, and we do not expect to know how any time in the foreseeable future.

Detailed explanation-2: -Earthquakes cannot be predicted in advance because there is no instrument invented to detect earthquakes in advance.

Detailed explanation-3: -False. Although the causes of earthquakes is known, but no instrument could be invented to detect it till now, Hence, earthquakes cannot be predicted in advance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why can’t we predict earthquakes? These are dynamic systems, happening miles underground and occurring in slow geological time. So predicting when an earthquake would happen on any fault is not currently possible, and it’s going to be a long time before we can do it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Triangulation can be used to locate an earthquake. The seismometers are shown as green dots. The calculated distance from each seismometer to the earthquake is shown as a circle. The location where all the circles intersect is the location of the earthquake epicenter.