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Re: [Phys-l] Earthquakes in Baja

You may have already seen this, but that site <http://quake.usgs.gov/>,
in their FAQ list, suggests that it is not predictive: "A temporal
increase in earthquake activity does not mean that a large earthquake is
about to happen. Similarly, quiescence, or the lack of seismicity, does
not mean a large earthquake is going to happen." However, they don't
provide any references.

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Robert A. Cohen, Department of Physics, East Stroudsburg University
570.422.3428 rcohen@po-box.esu.edu http://www.esu.edu/~bbq

-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
[mailto:phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf
Of Marc "Zeke" Kossover
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:01 AM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: [Phys-l] Earthquakes in Baja

Howdy-

Over the last couple of weeks, there have been a number of
medium sized earthquakes in Baja California.
<http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes.big.htm> Does
anyone know if a series of medium sized quakes increases the
chances of a major earthquake? Are they predictive of anything?

Marc "Zeke" Kossover