why can’t we predict earthquakes?
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Earthquakes are the result of two very large slabs of rock touching or overlapping each other. We refer to the slabs as “plates”. Each of the plates is moving in a general direction, and as they try to go in that direction while touching another plate they build up a lot of potential energy; massive amounts of energy get stored in miles upon miles of rock which equates to millions upon millions of tons of mass being held in place by friction. When one of the plates slips, a massive amount of energy is released and the plate moves as well. Being able to predict earthquakes would require more knowledge about, and probably a better ability to, observe the forces acting upon the plates to predict when the friction will become too much and the plates will slip.
We can, the rocks give Off a piezo electric affect when under pressure.
This is what we attribute animals running away before earthquakes to.
As far as I know it’s still not fully understood But using this method we may soon be able to come up with an early warning system for earthquakes
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