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Sep 15, 2023 | 
lakeconews.com | Harold J. Tobin
Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the one that occurred Sept. 8, 2023, in Morocco. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation? Unfortunately, useful predictions are still in the realm of science fiction. University of Washington professor of seismology and geohazards Harold Tobin heads the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
auburnpub.com | Harold J. Tobin
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the one that occurred Sept. 8, 2023, in Morocco. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation? Unfortunately, useful predictions are still in the realm of science fiction.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
goskagit.com | Harold J. Tobin
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
dailyitem.com | Harold J. Tobin
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Harold Tobin, University of Washington(THE CONVERSATION) Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the one that occurred Sept. 8, 2023, in Morocco. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation? Unfortunately, useful predictions are still in the realm of science fiction.
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Mar 17, 2023 | 
seattletimes.com | Harold J. Tobin |Jeffrey Berman |Marc O. Eberhard
Like everyone else, we have been saddened and horrified by the tremendous loss of life and the suffering in Turkey and Syria caused by the twin powerful earthquakes and their aftershocks. Tens of thousands of buildings collapsed, trapping and killing so many people as they slept. More than 100,000 buildings that didn’t collapse were damaged so extensively that they must be demolished, leaving more than 1 million persons without homes.
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Feb 27, 2023 | 
salon.com | Harold J. Tobin
Seismologists monitor the Earth’s activity, but can’t predict a day, time and place for the next "big one." An earthquake survivor reacts as rescuers look for victims and other survivors in Hatay, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast on February 7, 2023. (BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images) This article was originally published on The Conversation. Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6, 2023,...
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Feb 20, 2023 | 
lakeconews.com | Harold J. Tobin
Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6, 2023, Turkey-Syria quake. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation? Unfortunately, useful predictions are still in the realm of science fiction. University of Washington professor of seismology and geohazards Harold Tobin heads the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
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Feb 17, 2023 | 
scientificamerican.com | Harold J. Tobin
Can scientists predict a particular earthquake? In short, no. Science has not yet found a way to make actionable earthquake predictions. A useful prediction would specify a time, a place and a magnitude – and all of these would need to be fairly specific, with enough advance notice to be worthwhile. For example, if I predict that California will have an earthquake in 2023, that would certainly come true, but it’s not useful because California has many small earthquakes every day.
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Feb 16, 2023 | 
dispatchist.com | Harold J. Tobin
February 16, 2023 by Harold Tobin, Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb.This sounds like earthquake prediction, but it is not.While earthquake prediction has often been referred to as the "holy grail" of seismology, it actually would present some real dilemmas if ever developed.These precautions will pay off in lives and property saved far more than a hoped-for means of earthquake prediction, at...
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Feb 16, 2023 | 
phys.org | Harold J. Tobin
Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6, 2023, Turkey-Syria quake. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation? Unfortunately, useful predictions are still in the realm of science fiction.
