How are earthquakes predicted?

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How are earthquakes predicted?

In mid-October, Brent Dmitruk told his tens of thousands of social media followers that an earthquake would soon hit at the westernmost point of California. Two months later, a magnitude 7.3 struck the site in northern California - putting millions under a tsunami warning and growing Mr Dmitruk's following online as they turned to him to forecast the next one. So, is Mr Dmitruk a seismology genius, a shamen - or shyster? Eleanor Dunn is PhD Researcher at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. She joins Seán to discuss. Image: SEIS

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How are earthquakes predicted?