I always have to wonder about the reason for wanting earthquake prediction..
I think having seen what there is to see and hearing everyone's point of view all that remains is more death if nothing changes. It's unacceptable, but it is out of my hands. I like everyone else will have to live with it, or die from it.

Aren't you in the insurance field Petra? The following should come as no surprise to you - as to accidental death in the United States... rated #10 to #1:

10. Machinery
Deaths per year: 350

9. Medical & Surgical Complications and Misadventures
Deaths per year: 500

8. Poisoning by gases
Deaths per year: 700

7. Firearms
Deaths per year: 1,500

6. Suffocation
Deaths per year: 3,300

5. Fires and burns
Deaths per year: 3,700

4. Drowning
Deaths per year: 4,000

3. Poisoning by solids and liquids
Deaths per year: 8,600

2. Falls
Deaths per year: 14,900

1. Motor vehicle crashes
Deaths per year: 43,200

Deaths from Earthquakes in the United States in the last 25 years: 145 - or annual average: 6

Sure looks like the 'I'm only trying to save lives' argument is lost... what can be done about those pesky automobiles?

Canie