Prediction Methods
Earthquake prediction, as a branch of seismology, is an immature science in the sense that it cannot predict from first principles the location, date, and magnitude of an earthquake. Research in this area therefore seeks a reliable basis for predictions in either empirically derived precursors, or some kind of trend or pattern.
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