Hi All. It seems there may be a way to predict some quakes. This could be done by measuring the bars of pressure on a fault at a given location. The problem though is knowing how much pressure it will take to cause the fault to break at any given location. Take Care…Don in creepy town

The huge earthquake that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami has increased the stress on neighboring fault lines, experts have calculated. The knock-on effect could be another large earthquake in Sumatra or even another tsunami, they warn.

Seismologists have studied the fault lines around the Burma microplate, whose border with the Indian plate was the scene of the huge jolt in December 2004. Using a mathematical model, they conclude that the increased strain on the neighboring Sumatra fault, which runs through the island itself, makes Sumatra the most likely place for a subsequent earthquake.

http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050314/pf/050314-10_pf.html

• Sumatra Quake