Using AI to predict earthquakes: Machine learning detects subtle changes before lab-scale fault failures

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Nov 19, 2025, 11:36 am124 ptsTrending
Predicting earthquakes has long been an unattainable fantasy. Factors like odd animal behaviors that have historically been thought to forebode earthquakes are not supported by empirical evidence. As these factors often occur independently of earthquakes and vice versa, seismologists believe that earthquakes…

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