Can Artificial Intelligence Predict Earthquakes?

Predicting earthquakes is the holy grail of seismology. After all, quakes are deadly precisely because they're erratic--striking without warning, triggering fires and tsunamis, and sometimes killing hundreds of thousands of people. If scientists could warn the public weeks or months in advance that a large temblor is coming, evacuation and other preparations could save countless lives. So far, no one has found a reliable way to forecast earthquakes, even though many scientists have tried. Some experts consider it a hopeless endeavor.