Earthquake Forecasts Hit Mark

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LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE - The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA and UC Davis announced this past month that an earthquake forecasting system developed by their researchers had accurately predicted all but one major earthquake in California this decade.

Since then, seismologists not involved with the particular study have questioned the usefulness of the system despite group leader John Rundle's statement that "We're nearly batting a thousand and that's a powerful validation of the promise this forecasting technique holds."

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Earthquake Forecasts Hit Mark

Some earthquake experts say the forecasts are not true predictions and that the results have not been properly submitted for review by other scientists.

The system is...

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