Earthquake Prediction Using Nature's Signals

Mother Nature Called and Said to Watch for Earthquakes - Earthquake Prediction Using Nature's Signals

Recently, we had a minor earthquake in our area. I was intrigued enough to study this subject. What I found was amazing. 

Amazing, in that, there are many precursors to an earthquake, mostly from the natural world. Typically, animals, including some people, behave strangely. Water levels change and wells become murky. There are ground noises. The sky looks different. The list goes on but it is evident that nature gives us an early warning if we just look and listen for it. 

Some people of the world have indeed begun to watch for these early warning signs. China and Japan are the leading countries in this "quake watching".

Wherever you live, if you are concerned about earthquakes, you can begin "quake watching". Undoubtedly, you can find others in your locality to join you in your effort. 

Here are some suggested steps to begin quake watching:

1. Learn what others have done before in amateur or volunteer quake watching. Some resources are below. Internet searching will yield more information. Repeat their efforts and build on their work.
2. Set up your own quake watching station, making your own equipment, as needed. Much of what quake watchers do, however, is just observe nature.
3. Log your observations and compare it with seismographic activity. One site for local seismic activity is at LISS - Live Internet Seismic Server. You might even find a local school participating in the IRIS program, wherein educational institutions have their own seismic stations. By doing this, you can continuously improve your skill, much like an athlete reviewing their performance.
4. When you are confident of your skills, register as a quake watcher at your local geological agency. Your efforts might very well help prepare for the next earthquake.

Takeaways -

• You can do something to help yourself and others prepare for a coming earthquake.
• Others before you have done the same with success saving lives and property.

For more information -

• When the Snakes Awake: Animals and Earthquake Prediction by Helmut Tributsch, Mit Press, 1984
• The earthquake handbook by Peter Verney, Paddington Press, Grosset & Dunlap, 1979 - Chapter 8
• There Are Some Methods for Medium and Short Range Earthquake Forecasting - These Methods Are Concerned with Forecasting Earthquake of a Particular Intensity Over a Specified Locality Within a Specified Time Limit by Nitish Priyadarshi
• Earthquake Prediction
• Earthquake Sensitive Person
• Internet Search String - (earthquake-prediction (animals OR nature OR people OR sensory))

 Disclaimer - Article is for information only is not advice of any kind.