How to Predict an Earthquake
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By digging trenches along California's major fault lines and using radiocarbon dating, scientists can map past earthquakes and estimate future ones. California saw eight major earthquakes between 1800 and 1906, but zero since — making a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake in the next 30 years near certain.
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