This LA Times article about the latest earthquake findings may be a little too scientific for the average, blog-reading Joe, so let’s break it down for you: for the past few years, scientists have tested ultra-sensitive pressure detection devices in the San Andreas fault. So far, these devices possibly predicted two earthquakes–one measuring a magnitude 1, and the other measuring a magnitude 3–up to 10.5 hours before they both occurred. More experiments are necessary, however, before we can all jump for joy and confirm that the devices do, indeed, predict tremors with accuracy.


